Fox Valley Models 15008 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 115836 Northern Central Constrained by the production needs

Constrained by the production needs for defense materiel during the war

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

Address 00 for operation of one loco or MU consist without decoders

and shock caps

Fox Valley Models 15008 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Canadian National CN 115836 Northern Central Constrained by the production needsFox 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