Atlas 50004892 N Scale 42' Coil Car Norfolk Southern NS 165960 Bridge - Track Athearn 96072 HO Scale EMD

Athearn 96072 HO Scale EMD GP35 Atlantic Coast Line ACL 912

Southern assigned these cars to Pabst beer service

greatly simplifying the troubleshooting and repair process

Gravity or Gravity-Pneumatic outlets – see roadname above for specific version

in later years it was not at all uncommon to see these locomotives on the point of a fast freight either

Atlas 50004892 N Scale 42' Coil Car Norfolk Southern NS 165960 Bridge - Track Athearn 96072 HO Scale EMDAtlas 50004892 N Scale 42' Coil Car Norfolk Southern NS 165960 The increased volume of coiled steel transportation gave rise to a new purpose built freight car. Previously rolls of coiled steel had generally traveled in specially equipped gondola cars. In the 1960s a lighter type of car emerged specifically for hauling coils of steel in an integral trough. The car type gained popularity and eventually over 17,000 cars were built. Atlas model