The Walthers Mainline 910-49214 is a Ready-to-Run model of the ACF 5250 cubic-foot Centerflow covered hopper in Rock Island ("The Rock") paint, road number 13978. These workhorse hoppers hauled plastic pellets, grain, and feed from the 1960s well into the 2000s, making this car at home on any layout set anywhere from the Transition Era through Modern.
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Will this run on my existing HO layout?
Yes — it's HO scale (1:87) with standard NMRA-spec body-mounted knuckle couplers and metal wheels, so it'll couple to any Kadee-style coupler and roll smoothly on code 83 or code 100 rail.
Does it come with metal wheels or do I need to upgrade?
It ships with correct 36-inch turned-metal wheelsets already installed. No upgrade needed.
What era is appropriate for this car?
The ACF 5250 Centerflow design first appeared in the 1960s and many cars remained in service into the 2000s, so it's appropriate for Transition Era, post-1960s, and Modern layouts. Rock Island reporting marks themselves were used until the railroad was liquidated in 1980, though equipment in Rock Island paint continued operating for years after under successor roads.
Is this sold individually or as a set?
Sold individually as a single car with road number 13978. If you want a string of these, Walthers offers multiple Rock Island road numbers in this same paint scheme — look for 910-49215 (road #13980) and others in the 910-49xxx series.
