Fox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45071 FGE - FGER Late hood: No end handrails

Late hood: No end handrails

Bachmann Spectrum HO Scale Heavyweight Observation PRR 140

Kato N Scale EMD SD40-2 Mid Ex BN BNSF 1914

Tail Lights

One of AMT’s most-requested vintage semi-truck kits has been restored to its original glory

Fox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45071 FGE - FGER Late hood: No end handrailsFox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR CC&O 45071 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