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Fox Valley Models 15004 HO Scale USRA 55-Ton 2-Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726408 Era_1972-1980 clean powerFox Valley Models 15004 HO Scale USRA 55 Ton 2 Bay Open Hopper Baltimore & Ohio B&O 726408 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