HO Accurail Superior Steel Company 81722

HO Accurail Superior Steel Company 55-Ton USRA Twin Hopper #81722

Add authentic industrial coal hauling operations to your HO scale layout with this detailed 55-Ton USRA Twin Hopper from Accurail, decorated in Superior Steel Company livery. This model represents the private owner coal cars that served regional steel producers during America's industrial golden age, ensuring reliable fuel supply for manufacturing operations.

Key Features:

• Prototype: 55-Ton USRA Twin Hopper design
• Road Name: Superior Steel Company
• Scale: HO Scale (1:87)
• Manufacturer: Accurail - trusted for quality ready-to-run rolling stock
• Item Number: 81722
• Era: Steam to early diesel transition period (1920s-1950s)
• Detail Level: Authentic private owner markings and lettering
• Part of Set: Singles from 3-Car Set #8172

About Private Owner Hoppers:

During the height of American steel production, regional steel companies like Superior Steel operated their own fleets of coal hoppers to maintain consistent fuel supplies for their blast furnaces and manufacturing facilities. These distinctive cars, lettered for private industrial owners, traveled between coal mines and steel mills, representing an important chapter in industrial railroad history. The USRA standardized design featured two separate compartments with bottom discharge doors for efficient unloading.

About USRA Twin Hoppers:

The United States Railroad Administration (USRA) standardized freight car designs during World War I to improve manufacturing efficiency and interoperability across American railroads. These 55-ton twin hoppers became workhorses for coal transportation, serving industrial facilities, power plants, and steel mills throughout the nation.

Build Your Industrial Fleet:

This car is available individually or as part of the Private Owner Steel Company Twin Hopper 3-Car Set #8172, which also includes the Carnegie Steel Company #81721 and National Tube Company #81723. Expand your coal hauling operations with other Accurail hoppers from our HO Scale Hopper Car collection, including the USRA Twin Hopper SAL #36208 and 55T USRA Twin Hopper Tennessee Central to create authentic industrial switching operations and coal drags on your layout.

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