Common on the rails from the 1960s to the early 2000s, the cylindrical covered hopper was a pioneer of the new high-capacity car designs that would revolutionize freight operations. Found on railroads across the continent, these cars hauled everything from grains to chemicals, salt to potash. Now back in theAmerican Flyer lineup, Lionel’s first S Scale freight car returns with an improved truck design that reduces ride height and simplifies conversion to scale wheels and couplers! Available in two road numbers each in six prototypical road names, these are the scale covered hoppers S Scalers have been asking for.