{"product_id":"walthersmainline-910-57207-50-bethgon-coalporter-gondola-cpox-3310-ho-scale","title":"WalthersMainline (910-57207) | 50' Bethgon Coalporter Gondola | CPOX #3310 | HO Scale","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #333; max-width: 760px; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #111827; margin: 0 0 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px;\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9; margin: 10px 0 22px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 23px; color: #111827; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eCoal Service\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdd a staple of the coal industry to your HO Scale railroad with WalthersMainline 50' Bethgon Coalporter Gondolas. Prototypes for this freight car remains a common sight, running in unit trains across the North American rail network. Built by Bethlehem Steel's Johnstown American Corporation, the Bethgon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity. Because there are no discharge chutes on the bottom of the car, these cars are unloaded strictly by rotary dump.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9; margin: 22px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 23px; color: #111827; margin: 0 0 10px;\"\u003eConsumers Power Company CPOX\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"525\"\u003eThe CPOX reporting marks belong to Consumers Power Company, a Michigan-based electric utility best known today as part of Consumers Energy. Rather than being a traditional railroad, CPOX was an industrial rail operation used to support the company’s power generation facilities, especially coal-fired power plants. The railroad handled coal movements, switching duties, and plant service operations using a small fleet of industrial locomotives and specialized rolling stock. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"1083\"\u003eLike many utility-company rail operations in the Midwest, CPOX existed primarily to move massive quantities of coal from interchange railroads directly into generating stations. These operations became especially important during the postwar electric power boom when utilities relied heavily on rail-delivered coal to keep plants operating around the clock. CPOX locomotives were typically rugged switchers built by EMD, GE, and Alco, designed for slow-speed industrial service rather than mainline freight operations. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eFor railfans and modelers, CPOX equipment represents a unique part of North American railroading — the hidden world of industrial and utility railroads that worked behind the scenes to keep power flowing. Cars bearing the CPOX reporting marks are especially interesting because they reflect the close relationship between railroads and the electric utility industry during the height of coal transportation in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #d9d9d9; margin: 22px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size: 23px; color: #111827; margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 22px; margin-top: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppropriate for layouts set in the 1970s to present day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrisply printed graphics and legible stencils on car sides and ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividually molded and applied internal bracing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale 36\" diameter turned metal wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WalthersMainline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49542388154506,"sku":"910-57207","price":38.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/3954\/7786\/files\/CPOXSingle.png?v=1779040043","url":"https:\/\/denvertrains.com\/products\/walthersmainline-910-57207-50-bethgon-coalporter-gondola-cpox-3310-ho-scale","provider":"Denver Model Trains      ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}