Fox Valley Models 15010 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 116023 Roadname_Sounder - SDRX 5A Built-in BEC

5A Built-in BEC

Catalog: BA 2001 Volume 2

using original design documentation to ensure prototypical accuracy

precision stamped and pressed stator to increase efficiency and reduce resistance

Details include interior rafters and shake roof

Fox Valley Models 15010 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 116023 Roadname_Sounder - SDRX 5A Built-in BECFox Valley Models 15010 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 116023 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