TRAIN TIME: K-Line #K-675203 Hershey's 1998 Holiday Vat Car

Here's one I didn't think would come my way any time soon, but it did and I'm grateful. It's a departure from all the other Hershey's cars offered by K-Line and came out the same year as the deluxe Hershey's Holiday Express Set in 1997. 

Hershey's labeled this a 'vat car', but in my mind, vat cars were more like this Miller Beer car offered by Lionel:

To me, this K-Line car is more like a covered high-side gondola than a vat car, but regardless of what name is tacked on to it, it's a nice car. K-Line's version has eight hatches, all of which open. On the spine of the cover is a metal wire sign on plastic base declaring: "HAPPY HOLIDAYS from THE GREAT AMERICAN CHOCOLATE COMPANY". Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

I didn't notice the wonky wheel on the left truck until after the photos were taken. I'll have to look into that.

All eight hatches open.