Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 Speed Bash Racer Walthers Proto 920-104118 HO Scale

Walthers Proto 920-104118 HO Scale 53' AAR Flatcar Chicago & Northwestern C&NW 46598

Athearn 18432 HO Scale 50' NACC Boxcar Delaware & Hudson D&H 28042

Length 43mm

Wingspan: 47

Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 Speed Bash Racer Walthers Proto 920-104118 HO ScaleFox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ C&S 18040 Beginning with steam locomotives, railroads needed a way to transport the black diamond of fuel: coal. While gondolas could do the job, specially designed cars were developed in the late 1800s to haul the commodity. As a result, coal hoppers would become one of the most numerous types of cars built. Their specific purpose was to bring coal from the mines to the end