Atlas Trainman 20007718 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960150 Germany - DRG If a vehicle is marked

If a vehicle is marked below with the word "optional

actual ownership of the equipment was denoted by the reporting marks C&O

naming the series the Four Freedoms

Bachmann 50735 HO Scale USRA 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive Erie 119

Atlas Trainman 20007718 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960150 Germany - DRG If a vehicle is markedAtlas Trainman 20007718 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola First Union FURX 960150 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