Fox Valley Models 15030 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220265 Bessemer Lake & Erie 9 metal castings

9 metal castings

Since the Swagger tire is so small in diameter

Powerful 5-Pole Precision Flywheel Equipped Skew-Wound Motor

the perfect replacement for the kit supplied item

Fox Valley Models 15030 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220265 Bessemer Lake & Erie 9 metal castingsFox Valley Models 15030 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Pennsylvania PRR 220265 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