Athearn 25039 N Scale BethGon Coalporter PPLX 5 Pack #2 Era_2021 + Air tanks with lower mounting

Air tanks with lower mounting brackets

It is the digital metal-geared version of the HS-55

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Based on 4000+ cars built by Pullman-Standard in service from the mid-1960s to today

Athearn 25039 N Scale BethGon Coalporter PPLX 5 Pack #2 Era_2021 + Air tanks with lower mountingAthearn 25039 N Scale BethGon Coalporter PPLX 5 Pack #2 The Coalporter was developed in an effort to create a higher capacity, more efficient coal car. The traditional bottom hoppers were replaced by twin tubs, or troughs, that filled the space between the trucks. These increased the cubic capacity of the car and gave the added advantage of a lower center of gravity for better tracking. These original Coalporters were steel bodied, but a drop in