Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Columbia & Cowlitz Perfect for small home layouts

Perfect for small home layouts

Prototype still stands in Wausau

Separately applied parts including bell

F7 Front Coupler

Power Type Electric

Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Columbia & Cowlitz Perfect for small home layoutsFox 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