Ztrack has team up with our friends at Full Throttle to bring back the 100-ton 45' ribbed side cars. Full Throttle has a special agreement with Pennzee to offer the cars. The cars are lettered for the P&LE and HPJX (Helm-Pacific Leasing). The cars are based on a version built in 1978. The P&LE opererated them up until 1992, when the line was absorbed by the CSX.
Helms Pacific purchased eighty of the P&LE hoppers and you can see them in use across the United States. Many are still hauling coal mixed in with CSX and other railroads unit trains.
Two sets of two-packs are available. Each set comes with one car in P&LE reporting marks. The second car comes with a stenciled HPJX reporting mark. The cars come with Bowser roller bearing trucks and Hay Bros Garage coal loads. The sets and road numbers are:
These sets are available exclusively through Ztrack. The price is $46.00 per set. The can be ordered at www.ztrack.com and www.ztrackcenter.com. This is a limited edition release.
Below are links to the prototype HPJX cars as they appear in past few years. The photos represent cars 21134 and 21143 which are part of our release!