Fox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 NOPB Dimensions: 13 1/2"

Dimensions: 13 1/2"

Athearn Genesis G89966 HO Scale Trinity 3 Bay Covered Hopper Union Pacific CMO 21227

all non-commuter passenger cars and locos began receiving the new colors

roars down the road in his "rag-top

Fox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 NOPB Dimensions: 13 1/2"Fox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 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