Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Era_1944 + The STRC Enduro Aluminum Front

The STRC Enduro Aluminum Front Servo Mount Tray is a heavy duty

30 Minute working time

Kato’s UNITRACK allows quick and easy assembly in minutes on almost any surface

they were fitted with "elephant ear" smoke deflectors

The “20th Century Limited” one of the iconic New York-Chicago trains of yesteryear

Fox Valley Models 15028 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220190 Era_1944 + The STRC Enduro Aluminum FrontFox 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