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Big John Hoppers

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Posted by cv_acr on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 3:49 PM

maxman
I wasn't sure of the relationship.  I do know that Trainlife sells more than Exactrail products.

Either way the "Big Johns" they're selling are ExactRail.

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Monday, August 15, 2022 8:59 PM

Same.  I visited their store Aug 2021

Rio Grande.  The Action Road  - Focus 1977-1983

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Posted by maxman on Monday, August 15, 2022 6:50 PM

gmpullman

 

 
maxman
Or from Trainlife,

 

From what I gather TrainLife is Exact Rail and Vice-versa.

https://trainlife.com/pages/about-us

https://exactrail.com/pages/contact-us

ExactRail
525 E 1860 S
Provo, Utah 84606

TrainLife.com is for you and a place for your ‘TrainLife'. We will continue to add functionality and tools to the site that we hope will be useful to modelers.
 
Address:
525 East 1860 South, Provo, UT 84606
 

Regards, Ed

 

I wasn't sure of the relationship.  I do know that Trainlife sells more than Exactrail products.  I get emails from them with offers for other products such as Athearn and Woodland Scenics.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 15, 2022 6:16 PM
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Posted by gmpullman on Monday, August 15, 2022 5:59 PM

maxman
Or from Trainlife,

From what I gather TrainLife is Exact Rail and Vice-versa.

https://trainlife.com/pages/about-us

https://exactrail.com/pages/contact-us

ExactRail
525 E 1860 S
Provo, Utah 84606

TrainLife.com is for you and a place for your ‘TrainLife'. We will continue to add functionality and tools to the site that we hope will be useful to modelers.
 
Address:
525 East 1860 South, Provo, UT 84606
 

Regards, Ed

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Posted by maxman on Monday, August 15, 2022 4:55 PM

PRR8259

Yes, they are currently available on ExactRail's website at $60 each plus shipping...highly detailed models.

John

 

Or from Trainlife, https://trainlife.com/collections/rolling-stock/covered-hopper

 

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Posted by PRR8259 on Monday, August 15, 2022 2:45 PM

Yes, they are currently available on ExactRail's website at $60 each plus shipping...highly detailed models.

John

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:57 PM

Exactrail has recently run the Big John's again and available to purchase.

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:02 PM

Exactrail made them in a number of color schemes.

Search 'Magor' (the company that made the originals) and many of them appear on eBay.

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:00 PM

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Big John Hoppers
Posted by leewal on Saturday, August 13, 2022 6:44 PM

Many years ago, when I was inspecting a grain elevator, I saw a string of large grain hoppers with the name "Big John". I thought about them today and looked them up on e-bay.  None. Did anybody manufacture these hoppers in HO scale?

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