Fox Valley Models 15003 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726352 Telephone Poles Height: 230mm (9")

Height: 230mm (9")

9" (24cm) long and 2" (6cm) wide

6 Concrete Blocks

625 original locomotives were produced

This iteration

Fox Valley Models 15003 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726352 Telephone Poles Height: 230mm (9")Fox Valley Models 15003 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726352 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