Fox Valley Models 15035 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70034 Era_1970s and trail rigs

and trail rigs

built 5/16 – 7/16

Walthers Proto 920-17316 HO Scale 50' Express Reefer Railway Express "Early" REX 7654

Wire truss rods

Fox Valley Models 15035 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70034 Era_1970s and trail rigsFox Valley Models 15035 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70034 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