Accurail Releases CofGa Two-Bay Hopper

Accurail has released their HO scale USRA 50-ton two-bay open hoppers in the Central of Georgia’s The Right Way scheme. The kits represent the CofGa’s 21001–21300 series of hoppers built in 1923 by Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. at Fairfield, Alabama. The cars are oxide red with white stenciling, including monogram, modified box reporting marks, and “The Right Way” slogan, representative of shop repainted cars from the late 1950s. One road number is available: 21274 (stock 25531). “Renumber decals” are also available (stock 25531D), which feature assorted white road numbers on an oxide red background. This is the second road number that Accurail has produced in this paint scheme.

The paint scheme represents cars shop painted in the late 1950s, with a reweigh date of “SAVH 3-55” and a repack date of “MA 4-16-57” (Savannah and Macon, respectively. The cars include a “The Right Way” slogan, which was used on freight cars beginning in late 1954. Open hoppers on the CofGa were black until a system wide change to oxide red in October 1948.

The Society will have a limited number of these kits available at train shows. They should also be available through your favorite hobby shop. They can be ordered direct from Accurail at www.accurail.com.