Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Columbia & Cowlitz F7 Front Coupler

F7 Front Coupler

Separately applied parts including bell

The body mounts allow for multiple ways to secure your body

Youngstown or Creco panel doors

Athearn 24714 N Scale FGE 57' Mechanical Reefer Frisco SLSF 333007 with Sound

Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Columbia & Cowlitz F7 Front CouplerFox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 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