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Full Throttle - FTCOL8C-2 - Open Hopper, 2-Bay, Rib Side - Various - 2-Pack

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BrandFull Throttle
Stock NumberFTCOL8C-2
Original Retail Price$53.00
ManufacturerFull Throttle
Body StyleFull Throttle Open Hopper 2-Bay Rib Side
Prototype VehicleOpen Hopper, 2-Bay, Rib Side (Details)
Road or Company NameVarious (Details)
Reporting MarksBlue Coal Collector Series
Road or Reporting Number2-Pack
Paint Color(s)Blue
Print Color(s)White, Yellow& Blue
Coupler TypeFull Throttle
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Multipack ID NumberFTCOL8C-2
Release Date2022-03-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeOpen Hopper
Model Subtype2-Bay
Model VarietyRib Side
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)



Specific Item Information: Set #2: NH 51245 and DLW 81466

From the late 1920s to the early 1950s, the Glen Alden Coal Co. of Ashley, PA sprayed home-heating anthracite coal nuggets tumbling down the chutes of their huge, historic Huber Breaker, BLUE! An odd but successful marketing ploy, 'blue coal' was known throughout the Northeastern USA due largely from advertising on popular Radio Shows, like "The Shadow." The prized and colorful commodity was hauled to silos, and distributors throughout the region by many different Rail Lines.
Model Information: Some of the most common cars to ride American railroad tracks during the 20th Century, the small, steel-paneled, rib-side, two-bay hoppers were instrumental to the growth of our nation. During the Industrial Age of the USA, coal was King and our appetite for "black diamonds" was sated by these pert little dumpsters. An improvement over drop-bottom gondolas, the self-emptying, gravity-release hopper car became reality during the early 1900s, and fed the fires of our burgeoning economy until well after mid-century. While no longer used for large commercial hauling, these mighty-mites are all-pervasive and found on short-lines still lugging coal, gravel, ore, sand, glass and a variety of bulk materials—an invaluable workhorse even for our contemporary railroads. For your Z Scale enjoyment, Full Throttle presents a universal model of these small omnipresent twin-bay hoppers.
Prototype History:
The open hopper is an evolution of the gondola, a simple freight car used for the transportation of various materials without and facility for protection from the elements. The hopper had higher sides than the gondola and possessed a mechanism on the bottom (bay doors) for discharging the load.

2-Bay ribside coal hoppers were in common use in the first half of the 20th century. The ribbed sides added stability so the loads would not bow out the side of the hoppers. Steel was in plentiful supply after the second world wars and these cars were pretty much everywhere coal was being produced or consumed.
Road Name History:
This set of items is comprised of more than one name. Please look at the component items for details on the specific roadnames and/or manufacturers.
Brand/Importer Information:
Greetings, I'm Will, a Fine Arts graduate of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania who grew up in the Delaware Valley. I worked for 30 years with the Pennsylvania German Folklife Society. For ten years I had a permanent booth, each month showing my "PA Dutch" wares, at the country's largest under-roof Antique Market in Atlanta, GA. When Mom and Dad started to have health issues, I was forced to give up the nomadic life, but during my travels I came to love Z Scale Model Railroading, as I could easily take small layouts with me to the motels and play with my trains in the evenings!
Now that Mom and Dad are gone, and after many years of providing care for my "Pappy" in Florida, I find myself a homebody in the "Sunshine State" with a neat little business, supplying interested Z hobbyists with rolling stock and unique quality products!
Item created by: CNW400 on 2022-03-23 22:52:10. Last edited by CNW400 on 2022-03-23 22:53:52

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