Fox Valley Models 15001 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726283 Code 80 These original Coalporters were steel-bodied

These original Coalporters were steel-bodied

Several GS-4s have worn different schemes including #4449

from April 1943

Product Item Number: 30-11068

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Fox Valley Models 15001 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726283 Code 80 These original Coalporters were steel-bodiedFox Valley Models 15001 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726283 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