ATHEARN BETHGON COALPORTER PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
Built by Bethlehem Steel's Johnstown American Corporation, the BethGon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity.
This 'Bathtub' design increased the cubic capacity of the car and gave the added advantage of a lower center of gravity for better tracking. Coalporters generally operate in solid unit trains. One end of each car is equipped with a rotary coupler, to allow a train to be fed through a rotary unloader without uncoupling the cars.
ATHEARN BETHGON COALPORTER FEATURES:
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Multiple road numbers
- Removable coal load
- 36” machined metal wheels and RP25 contours
- Operates on Code 40, 55 and 80 rail
- Screw-mounted 100 ton roller bearing trucks
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- Highly detailed, injection molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Minimum radius: 9 3/4”
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The Coalporter was developed in an effort to create a higher-capacity, more efficient coal car.