A mighty buck

Trainz Product Id: 11477073

Erected in the 1940s

Model Number: R17613B

This is MTH 30-74715 O NS Heritage PC 40' Hi-Cube Boxcar

MTH 80-97027 HO 70-Ton High Side Ore Car, LIRR #4044 ProductID_11383553 A mighty buckThis is MTH 80 97027 HO 70 Ton High Side Ore Car, LIRR #4044. 70 ton center discharge high extension ore car, Long Island, #4044. Why are ore cars so short? Because the iron ore they carry is considerably heavier than typical hopper loads like coal, so a short car of ore fills the load capacity of its trucks. Ore cars, also called jennies, were and still are a common sight in the Iron Range region of Minnesota and nearby states, where they shuttle