Description
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:
- Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Removable coal load
- Multiple road numbers
- 36” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Minimum radius: 18”
Product Specs
Axles - 4Coupler Style - McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era - 1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Full Road Name - Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Minimum Radius - 18
Prototype Manufacturer - Johnstown American
Reporting Mark - BNSF
Scale - HO
Sub Brand - ATHEARN
