{"product_id":"preorder-athearn-ho-2290-bethgon-coalporter-with-coal-load-burlington-northern-santa-fe-5-203-99","title":"PREORDER Athearn HO 2290 Bethgon Coalporter with Coal Load, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (5)","description":"Conatins Road Numers: 671056, 671064, 671082, 671100, 671125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eATHEARN BETHGON COALPORTER PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt by Bethlehem Steel's Johnstown American Corporation, the BethGon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis '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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eATHEARN BETHGON COALPORTER FEATURES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeparate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms\u003cbr\u003eSeparately applied brake wheel\u003cbr\u003eRemovable coal load\u003cbr\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003cbr\u003e36 ” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours\u003cbr\u003eWeighted for optimum performance\u003cbr\u003eBody-mounted McHenry ® operating scale knuckle couplers\u003cbr\u003eHighly-detailed, injection-molded body\u003cbr\u003ePainted and printed for realistic decoration\u003cbr\u003eMinimum radius: 18 ”","brand":"Athearn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42187361026130,"sku":"ATH-2290-PRE","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/3410\/2098\/files\/ATH-2290_A0_TBIRDSR9.jpg?v=1771261458","url":"https:\/\/modeltrainstuff.com\/products\/preorder-athearn-ho-2290-bethgon-coalporter-with-coal-load-burlington-northern-santa-fe-5-203-99","provider":"Model Train Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}