Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 HOn3 FC Four access road gates with

Four access road gates with posts

Raised & flat filter hatches

Audible alerts

Speedy and controllable 2 belt-driven 4WD chassis in TA series

built 11/17 – 4/18

Fox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ/C&S 18040 HOn3 FC Four access road gates withFox Valley Models 15020 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Burlington CBQ C&S 18040 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