Atlas Trainman 20007709 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola Detroit Edison DEEX 990281 Tidewater Southern This car shared many traits

This car shared many traits common to other Thrall built coil steel cars

3 M-1937 field army stoves and a table

Pro-Line 8267-14 Pyramid 2

Functions as both a model and a toy

Atlas Trainman 20007709 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola Detroit Edison DEEX 990281 Tidewater Southern This car shared many traitsAtlas Trainman 20007709 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola Detroit Edison DEEX 990281 Transporting coal on the railways has been around as long as the railways. Two major types of cars emerged for hauling coal; hoppers and gondolas. The earlier cars were made of wood, then steel, and later aluminum. The lighter weight of aluminum allows greater lading and cubic foot capacities ideal for bulk minerals transport. By the 1980s, both coal hoppers and coal