Fox Valley Models 15018 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45443 Steam Loco - 2-6-2 1 Rock Mold (Base Rock

1 Rock Mold (Base Rock - C1243)

Athearn RTR 33089 HO Scale 40' Offset Coal Hopper W/Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 160587

Era: 11/14/20 to Present

042 Dark Brown RLM61 17 ml

Fox Valley Models 15018 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45443 Steam Loco - 2-6-2 1 Rock Mold (Base RockFox Valley Models 15018 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR CC&O 45443 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