Fox Valley Models 15018 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45443 Steam Loco - 2-6-2 Operator figure is included

Operator figure is included

4 - 1 in to 2 in h (2

looking out over the power plant - just as he had in a steam engine

Full Scale 3-car set

Fox Valley Models 15018 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45443 Steam Loco - 2-6-2 Operator figure is includedFox 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