Originally released by ExactRail circa 2012, these models were acquired and re-released by scaletrains.com starting in 2023. Here's what ExactRail had to say about them -
Beginning in the 1960’s, covered hoppers took over 40' boxcars for grain service. The Pullman Standard 4427 cubic foot low-side covered hopper is one of the legendary cars that helped make this transition successful. Graced with many colorful paint schemes and plying the rails through all corners of North America, these cars carried numerous dry commodities including grain, corn, wheat, flour and many other forms of dry bulks. The Pullman Standard 4427 low-hip covered hopper is a classic of North American railroading!
From the Leader in Precision Micro-Tooling™, the N-scale PS-2CD 4427 Covered Hopper features:
· Precision micro-tooled!
· Designed, engineered and tooled in the United States!
· Numerous hand-applied and finely crafted details, including: brass train line, wire roof grab irons, placards, and brake appliances details!
· ExactRail's CNC-machined metal wheels sets
· McHenry knuckle sprung couplers
· Accurate 100 ton trucks
· Photo-etched, stainless steel roof walk
· Razor sharp painting and printing
· Available in three separate road numbers!
The PS-2CD 4427 Covered Hopper is one of legendary cars of the modern era, ExactRail brings it to your layout in true fine-scale quality!
Trivia - evidently a few of these models wound up in Con-Cor packaging at some point (rumor has it that ExactRail's Fred Becker owed Con-Cor's Jim Conway some money and paid him off with a run of carbodies, lol).
