Atlas Trainman 20007704 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola BNSF 668477 VRE Rapido Trains 45555 HO ALCO

Rapido Trains 45555 HO ALCO C-425 Pennsylvania PRR 2429 (DCC & Sound)

While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance

Walthers Proto 920-105220 HO Scale 50' Cushion Coil Car Elgin Joliet & Eastern EJ&E 7001

Orange Mochi

Atlas Trainman 20007704 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola BNSF 668477 VRE Rapido Trains 45555 HO ALCOAtlas Trainman 20007704 HO Scale Aluminum Coal Gondola BNSF 668477 Transporting coal on the railways has been around as long as the railways. Two major types of cars emerged for hauling coal; hoppers and gondolas. The earlier cars were made of wood, then steel, and later aluminum. The lighter weight of aluminum allows greater lading and cubic foot capacities ideal for bulk minerals transport. By the 1980s, both coal hoppers and coal gondolas were