Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Includes raised and lowered landing

Includes raised and lowered landing gear

Constructed in 1966

100% Designed Fast

Cars feature separately molded grab irons

Walthers Mainline 910-5378 60' Pullman Flatcar Southern Railway 152184

Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Includes raised and lowered landingFox 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