Maybe someday good models of 50-ton offset-side AAR Standard and Alternate Standard hopper cars will be available, including having accurate interior detail with the offset showing from the inside. Well, I can always hope.
Regards, Ed Hawkins
Ed, I am hopeful. Athearn lately has been cranking out modern stuff, and a lot of it is very good. <snip>"
The only problem is that Athearn has already done this car. It was released about the same time as Atlas's car, but in five-packs. I doubt you'll get them to redo the tooling since they probably see it as a market they've already satisfied.
