Walthers 910-56001 Burlington Northern 50' Coal Hopper 6-Pack – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is Walthers 910-56001 50′ Coal Gon 6/ BN. WalthersMainline 50′ coal gondola 6-pack, ready to run. Burlington Northern #575399, 575416, 575436, 575468, 575490, 575499. Before the opening of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), considerable amounts of coal were carried via the Potomac River. Since timber was an abundant resource, flat boats, called gondolas (a spoof on Venetian rowing boats), were constructed to navigate the black diamonds down river to markets around Washington, DC. There, both the boat and cargo were sold and the boatmen returned home by foot. The railroad cars first employed in the haulage of coal were thus named after these shallow-draft boats called gondola cars.

Its key features are:
Limited edition — one time run of these roadnumbers!
Used in scrap service from late 1980s to present
Model an affordable unit train
Separately-applied factory-installed internal bracing & brake gear
Correct 36 turned metal wheelsets
Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Walthers
Model Number: 910-56001
MSRP: $129.98

Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Freight Cars

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11964111.

Trainz Product Id: 11964111