Fox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45071 22SCT 3.0 A trash can and fire

A trash can and fire hydrant completes the scene

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Based on typical open-vestibule wood cars built between the 1860s and 1880s these are the cars used behind 4-4-0 American steam locomotives of the era and some operated into the early 20th century on smaller railroads

Fox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR/CC&O 45071 22SCT 3.0 A trash can and fireFox Valley Models 15017 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Clinchfield CRR CC&O 45071 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