Hart Ballast Hoppers

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Built by ACF® from 1940-1953, the 70-Ton Hart Ballast Hoppers were formally known as “Hart Selective Service Ballast Hoppers”, due to the use of specially-designed doors which allowed the lading to be discharged one of three ways: to the center of the rails, to the center and sides of the rails, or to the side of the rails only.

• Die Cast Chassis
• 70-ton friction bearing trucks
• Accumate offset shank coupler
• Fully detailed interior, including cross-bracing and side stiffeners
• Accurate painting and printing (Pre-production models below)

AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.

Six unique road numbers are available per road name in realeases 1 thru 4
(Some HO models shown)
†Union Pacific Licensed Product
* CSX Licensed Product
+Paint scheme is accurate for 40’ Ballast Hoppers produced by a builder other than ACF®
** Paint schemes accurate for early-design ACF® Hart Ballast Hoppers

Third Release

Stock Checks:

Inventory is a fluid commodity.  It changes by the hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson. When we held items for customers’ orders, the order never materialized 80%+ of the time.  We lost out on the orders placed while the item was on hold.  Also we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items are available and if possible attempt to locate what we don’t have while you are on the phone.