WalthersMainline (910-57214) | 50' Bethgon Coalporter Gondola | Norfolk Southern #10520 | HO Scale

Product Description

Coal Service

Add 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.

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern was formed in 1982 through the merger of the Norfolk & Western and Southern Railway, creating one of the largest freight railroads in the eastern United States. Known for its black locomotives featuring the iconic white horse logo, Norfolk Southern operates an extensive network serving major industrial centers, ports, and manufacturing regions across the country.

Coal has always been a major part of Norfolk Southern’s identity and operations. The railroad has long hauled massive quantities of Appalachian coal from mines in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania to power plants, steel mills, and export terminals. Heavy coal trains winding through the mountains of the eastern U.S. remain some of the most recognizable and popular Norfolk Southern operations among railfans and model railroaders alike.

Features

• Appropriate for layouts set in the 1970s to present day
• Crisply printed graphics and legible stencils on car sides and ends
• Individually molded and applied internal bracing
• Scale 36" diameter turned metal wheels
• Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers