We will show you how to get a rate, ship, track and manage your account. See specifications on various Coal Car models.

BNSF is a critical component in coal delivery for electricity generation, industrial use and export. We offer efficient, reliable delivery through proven routes with broad access to western U.S. coal production. BNSF is a vital link to low-cost Powder River Basin (PRB) coal.

Railcars you'll see on BNSF trains include: Hoppers have gates on the underside and distinctive sloping ends, and are used to carry loose bulk commodities. Covered hoppers like this one are used to carry loose commodities that need protection against the elements, such as grain.

Prototype: Twelve Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF) coal hopper cars. Version with five unloading hatches on the car floor. The cars look as they currently do in real life. Article in stock. Find Dealer. All the cars include load inserts of coal. Operation with knuckle couplers and standard close couplers is possible. Ideal for unit trains.

Add variety to your unit coal trains with these 1990s-era cars. The prototypes are equipped with both rotary couplers and rapid-discharge bottom gates for quick unloading at any power plant. Cars feature a one-piece body, heavy diecast underframe, separately applied door mechanism and brake details and interior bracing.

Hobbylinc carries 34 bnsf ho scale model train freight cars from 6 manufacturers. BNSF HO Scale Model Train Freight Cars are discounted up to 28%. Popular manufacturers are Bachmann, Atlas, Rapido and Walthers-Trainline.

Feb 5, 2025 · With trough-like bottoms and no hopper doors, they're actually high-sided gondolas designed solely for rotary unloading. Unlike equipment that carried a variety of loads, like boxcars, flatcars, and gondolas, the "sawtooth" style coal hopper was designed in the late 1800s specifically for one purpose: transporting coal from mines to customers.

Version with five unloading hatches on the car floor. The cars look as they currently do in real life. All the cars include load inserts of coal. Operation with knuckle couplers and standard close couplers is possible. Ideal for unit trains. All the cars individually packaged in a master package.

Walthers Mainline HO RD-4 Coal Hopper, BNSF #651570. Walthers Item #: 910-57105. Coal traffic is big business for the railroads of today, and it's easy to model with WalthersMainline RD-4 Hoppers!

Railroad Short Name: BNSF. Coal. Black Diamonds. Whatever your name for it, this commodity is best transported across the country by rail. Enter the AutoFlood III rapid discharge hopper car! Beginning production in 2004, the all aluminum body prototype has been produced in the thousands and has traversed all over North America.