Fox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 NOPB The ESC can be installed

The ESC can be installed and calibrated (plug and play) and provide immediate fuss-free wheel time

to allow a train to be fed through a rotary unloader without uncoupling the cars

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TSM works invisibly in the background

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Fox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 NOPB The ESC can be installedFox Valley Models 15034 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Northern Pacific NP 70026 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