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Full Throttle - FT-COL65-2 - Open Hopper, 3-Bay, 100 Ton - CSX Transportation - 2-Pack (B&O & C&O)

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BrandFull Throttle
Stock NumberFT-COL65-2
Original Retail Price$54.00
Commissioned ByZscale Monster Trains
ManufacturerFull Throttle
Production TypeSpecial Run
Body StyleFull Throttle Open Hopper 3-Bay Rib Side 100-Ton
Prototype VehicleOpen Hopper, 3-Bay, 100 Ton (Details)
Road or Company NameCSX Transportation (Details)
Reporting MarksCSXT 100-Ton Hopper Collector Series
Road or Reporting Number2-Pack (B&O & C&O)
Paint Color(s)Black
Print Color(s)Yellow
Coupler TypeFull Throttle
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Multipack ID NumberFT-COL65-2
Release Date2023-10-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeOpen Hopper
Model Subtype3-Bay, Rib Side
Model Variety100-Ton
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)



Specific Item Information: Road Numbers: B&O 162537 & C&O 811859
Model Information: Developed by Norfolk and Western back in the 1960s, the 100-ton rib-side 3-bay hopper quickly became a favorite of many coal railroads. As locomotives grew ever larger, and when used in tandems, huge amounts of coal could be delivered by long consists of these hoppers to mills and power plants across the country. Our first issue was used to haul coal for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company; the PP&L had these hoppers made from rust-proof metal, which they would not paint. Instead, a dark brown skin formed on the surface which required very little maintenance; only the lettering needed occasional touch-up or repainting. By special agreement with PENNZEE, Full Throttle is immensely proud and excited to offer this important and historic hopper for use in Z Scale.
Prototype History:
The 1960s brought about a growth in car size (and capacity). Railroads that transported coal moved away from the older 2-bay 55-ton USRA standard to newer 90- and 100-ton three bay hoppers. On the WM, the first 90 ton cars were purchased for stone service to Sparrows Point around 1963. These cars were effective and long-lived. Many railroads swapped out the trucks on these cars to increase the capacity to 100 tons. Many companies produced these, including Pullman, Bethlehem, Evans, Greenville, Trinity and Ortner. Details, of course, vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but typically they were rib-sided. As of 2007, the NS still had lots of 90 ton hoppers in coal service.
Road Name History:
CSX Transportation (reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States. The main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation, the railroad is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns about 21,000 route miles (34,000 km). CSX operates one of the three Class I railroads serving most of the East Coast, the other two being the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and Canadian Pacific Railway. It also serves the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Together CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway have a duopoly over all east-west freight rail traffic east of the Mississippi River. As of October 1, 2014 CSX's total public stock value was slightly over $32 billion.

CSX Transportation was formed on November 1, 1980, by combining the railroads of the former Chessie System with Seaboard Coast Line Industries, and finally with the Seaboard System Railroad in 1986. The originator of the Seaboard System was the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad, which previously merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1967, and later with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, as well as several smaller subsidiaries such as the Clinchfield Railroad, Atlanta & West Point Railroad, Monon Railroad and the Georgia Railroad. The origin of the Chessie System was the former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, which had merged with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and the Western Maryland Railway.

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Greetings, I'm Will, a Fine Arts graduate of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania who grew up in the Delaware Valley. I worked for 30 years with the Pennsylvania German Folklife Society. For ten years I had a permanent booth, each month showing my "PA Dutch" wares, at the country's largest under-roof Antique Market in Atlanta, GA. When Mom and Dad started to have health issues, I was forced to give up the nomadic life, but during my travels I came to love Z Scale Model Railroading, as I could easily take small layouts with me to the motels and play with my trains in the evenings!
Now that Mom and Dad are gone, and after many years of providing care for my "Pappy" in Florida, I find myself a homebody in the "Sunshine State" with a neat little business, supplying interested Z hobbyists with rolling stock and unique quality products!
Item created by: CNW400 on 2023-11-21 12:58:29. Last edited by CNW400 on 2023-11-21 12:59:31

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