Athearn - N Scale - BethGon Coalporter - 5-Pack - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), 5 Road Numbers Available #'s: 668014/668031/668049/668075/668097 - Black/White/Gray With White Lettering (Era: 2000’s+) (SKU 140-25069)
Available On: July 1, 2024
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
The Coalporter was developed in an effort to create a higher-capacity, more efficient coal car. Built by Bethlehem Steel’s Johnstown American Corporation, the BethGon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity.
This ‘Bathtub’ design increased the cubic capacity of the car and gave the added advantage of a lower center of gravity for better tracking. Coalporters generally operate in solid unit trains. One end of each car is equipped with a rotary coupler, to allow a train to be fed through a rotary unloader without uncoupling the cars.
MODEL FEATURES:
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Multiple road numbers
• Removable coal load
• 36” machined metal wheels and RP25 contours
• Operates on Code 40, 55 and 80 rail
• Screw-mounted 100 ton roller bearing trucks
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Highly detailed, injection molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 10”
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