Operating hopper cars

[Rscott417]

I've had an old tyco operating hopper kit for several years with the intentions of fitting it into a more modern and detailed hopper car. It's a very simple mechanical mechanism located in a piece of track that spreads the hopper doors open when the car passes over it and unloads the product. So far I've cut the inside of the Tyco hopper out and fit it into a Walthers 2 bay hopper. I also modified the metal Tyco frame and will need to do the same for the Walthers frame so that the Tyco frame can be joined to it with epoxy or something. I actually think this might work.