Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Constructed in 1966

Constructed in 1966

allowing a train of 90 cars to be loaded or unloaded in under five hours

Includes raised and lowered landing gear

Realistic paint for good looks

Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Constructed in 1966Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ C&S 18155 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