Atlas Trainman 20007716 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960057 South Pacific Coast V-55 engine included

V-55 engine included

That’s a lot of steering power

High-approach bumpers

754 Gunmetal

Trumpeter Scale Models 217 1/35 German WWII BR86 Armored Steam Locomotive

Atlas Trainman 20007716 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960057 South Pacific Coast V-55 engine includedAtlas Trainman 20007716 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960057 Transporting coal on the railways has been around as long as the railways. Two major types of cars emerged for hauling coal; hoppers and gondolas. The earlier cars were made of wood, then steel, and later aluminum. The lighter weight of aluminum allows greater lading and cubic foot capacities ideal for bulk minerals transport. By the 1980s, both coal hoppers and coal