Fox Valley Models 15026 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220057 E-Z Track - Nickel foam inserts) (2) (17mm splined)

foam inserts) (2) (17mm splined) (TSM rated)

Athearn HO 76130 50' Youngstown Plug Door Boxcar Penn Central FGE PC 363962

with a steel rear suspension mount and adjustable oil-filled shocks mounted on 7075 T6 anodized aluminum front and rear shock towers

Walthers Mainline 910-2254 HO Scale 40' AAR Boxcar Erie Lackawanna EL 55844

Fox Valley Models 15026 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220057 E-Z Track - Nickel foam inserts) (2) (17mm splined)Fox Valley Models 15026 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220057 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