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106-4620 BethGon Coalporter 8-Car Set CSX (N Scale)
Bethgon 8 car set.
The Norfolk Southern system's lines extend over 14400 miles in 20 states and the province of Ontario. They ship bituminous coal primarily from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia mainly to electric generating utilities in the U.S. and Canada. CSX loads its coal mainly from the Midwest and Southeast. Much of it is transported in unit trains to utilities and also to Baltimore MD, Newport News VA and Mobile Alabama for export.
Coming to modelers in 8 car sets, Kato's new N-Scale BethGon Coalporter has many exciting features! All cars will be fully decorated with removable coal loads included at no extra cost. Interior bracing allows a new level of realism for those times when your SD70MAC or AC4400CW is pulling "empties." A new feature of these cars is a special shock absorber design to provide reliable operation.
Take special note of the truck location on the cars - the prototype's wheels extend past the car end and we have replicated this appearance. Additionally, all cars will come with a "close coupling" knuckle coupler to maintain a more prototypical appearance between cars. Last, but not least, these cars will come with new low flange wheelsets.
The BNSF railroad is a major coal mover in the western United States. The BNSF moves 40 - 60 loaded coal trains from Powder River Basin mines in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana, servicing also Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, and North Dakota. A total of 255 million tons of coal were moved by the BNSF alone in 2004, and they run over 400 coal trains today. More information about the BNSF railroad's coal operations, including maps, can be found on their site.
Why Wyoming? Wyoming has been a popular source for coal in the United States due to its low sulphur content. This allows it to burn cleaner, and the coal from Wyoming is used in roughly 35 different U.S. States
Item Number: 106-4620
Manufacturer: Kato
Manufacturer Part No: KAT106-4620
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