N Scale Micro-Trains MTL 05500631 RDG Reading 33' 2-Bay Hopper #88030 w/ Load

-- Cosmetic Condition: C-10 Mint-Brand New UPC: 695140086573 MPN: 055 00 631 Paint: Factory Painted Couplers: MTL Knuckle Couplers Trucks & Wheels: Plastic Trucks / Plastic Wheels Build Date: 1950s Packaging: Original Case Paperwork: None This HTx-Class 2-bay coal hopper with Bettendorf trucks was built in the late 1950s and continued in revenue use through the 1970s. Reading can be traced back to 1833 as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, one of the first railroads in the United States. Over time it became just ‘Reading,’ and remained profitable through World War I. By the 1960s, declining profits lead to bankruptcy in 1971. In 1976, the remaining assets were merged with other railroads to form Conrail.