Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 Speed Bash Racer Ultra-trick aluminum mount with chamfer

Ultra-trick aluminum mount with chamfer highlights

Length 43mm

Wingspan: 47

Athearn 86982 HO Scale EMD SD45T-2 Bessemer & Lake Erie 902 DCC & Sound

and straight axle shafts if you choose to build a rear

Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 Speed Bash Racer Ultra-trick aluminum mount with chamferFox 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