Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Realistic paint for good looks

Realistic paint for good looks

This allows the wheelie bar to maintain a horizontal relationship to the race track creating a smoother transition onto the wheelie bar and better weight distribution over "pivot" style wheelie bars that create a harsh wheelie bar angle that "shock" the chassis causing the suspension to unload

Cars feature separately molded grab irons

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

Includes raised and lowered landing gear

Fox Valley Models 15021 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18155 Era_1972-1980 Realistic paint for good looksFox 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