Blue Coal was a retail brand of anthracite sold in the Northeastern U.S. Blue was probably a reference to the high temperature blue flames emitted from this fuel. Anthracite is a pure, dense form of coal known for its clean burning properties and high-BTU output. Anthracite is usually identified with Eastern Pennsylvania although large deposits have also been mined in Colorado. Several railroads serving anthracite mines in the Keystone State such as Lehigh Valley, Lackawanna, Reading, CNJ, D&H, O&W and others are often collectively referred to as “The Anthracite Roads.” While Blue Coal didn’t have their own hopper fleet, this paint scheme became a staple of the trainsets of our youth and is presented here as a nod to our own early days in this hobby. Six road numbers will be available, each with the reporting marks of a different “Anthracite Road.”

 Features:

• Fully molded air tank and valve with piping, slope sheet braces
• Body mounted brake hose detail
• Separate brake cylinder, rod and lever detail 
• Body mounted magnetically operating couplers
• Coal load
• Diecast slope sheets and center sill
• Injection molded plastic sides, ends and hopper doors
• Fox Valley Models metal wheelsets