Fox Valley Models 15008 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 115836 Northern Central Deck-mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle

Deck-mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle front and rear

and shock caps

Constrained by the production needs for defense materiel during the war

Walthers Proto 920-110129 Milwaukee Road MILW X-286

Fox Valley Models 15008 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 115836 Northern Central Deck-mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacleFox Valley Models 15008 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 115836 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