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Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and we must now note that these ARE NOT TOYS, AND ARE NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 14. These products are Model Railroad Equipment and Accessories intended for use by adults.
100-Ton Rib-Side 3-Bay Hoppers
100-Ton 3-Bay Hoppers Feature:
• Fine Printing
• Fine Injection Details
• Realistic Loads by Hay Brothers
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
• Sold & Packaged as 2-Packs
• Crystal Clear Plastic, Stackable Cases
• Manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg.
Pennsylvania Power and Light
#FT-8001   PPLX
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PPLX 105, #PPLX 112 • January 2014
Set #2: Road #PPLX 115, #PPLX 120 • January 2014
Set #1

$48.00
Set #2

$48.00
Painted to a slight sheen, the bodies are black in color with yellow safety stripes, and white lettering, immaculate, tiny and clean
Developed by Norfolk and Western back in the 1960's, it quickly became a favorite of many Railroad Coaling Lines. As locomotives grew ever larger, and when used in tandems, huge amounts of coal could be delivered by long consists of these hoppers to Mills and Power Plants across the country! Our first FT /PZ Issue was used to haul coal for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. The PP&L had these hoppers made from Non-Rust metal, which they would not paint. Instead, the cars grew a dark brown skin which required very little maintenance. Only the lettering needed touch-ups, patching or repainting. On this Premier Special Edition, limited quantity 4-pk., you will find Reddy Kilowatt, and surrounded by a "heart," a map of Eastern PA counties, to which PP&L supplied seemingly endless amounts of electricity!

Chessie System
#FT-8002/3 8004/5   Chessie System
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1A: Road #B&O 186009, C&O 189312 • June 2015
Set #2A: Road #B&O 186173, C&O 189370 • June 2015
Set #1B: Road #WM 188123, CSXT 800405 • June 2015
Set #2B: Road #WM 188315, CSXT 800402 • June 2015
8-Pack
1A,1B & 2A,2B


$192.00
Set #1A
B&O, C&O


$48.00
Set #2A
B&O, C&O


$48.00
Set #1B
WM, CSXT


$48.00
Set #2B
WM, CSXT


$48.00
Here's a Special Edition from Full Throttle /PENNZEE  with coal loads crafted by Hay Brothers. A welcome addition to modelers of the Eastern USA; Chessie System 100-Ton Hoppers marked with the four liveries painted for the "new" rail-transportation Company available in 8-Packs - Yes that is 8 different reporting numbers or two reporting numbers for each of four liveries!
      Set #1: Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio
      Set #2: Western Maryland and CSX Transportation
The Chessie System, incorporated in 1973, owned the B&O, C&O and WM Railroads, amassing from it's mergers, a giant fleet of 100-ton coalers, which continue to be in service today. It applied the Chessie images to it's locomotives and rolling stock until 1987, when uniting with SEABOARD COAST LINE Industries, formed CSX Transportation. Over 130,000 of these popular 90/100-ton hoppers were built in the 1960's, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe • BNSF Black (Swoosh)
#FT-8007   BNSF
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #BNSF 616274, #BNSF 616568 • May 2014
Set #2: Road #BNSF 616293, #BNSF 616567 • March 2015
Set #1

$48.00
Set #2

$48.00
Painted to a slight sheen, the bodies are black in color with yellow safety stripes, and white lettering, immaculate, tiny and clean
In 1995, the Burlington Northern RR merged with the ATSF RR to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The new railroad began fully merged operations in 1996, and in 2005 its name was shortened to BNSF Railway. Many of the large 45-foot hoppers were owned by both railroads. BNSF patched or repainted many of these hoppers with their BNSF “SWOOSH” logo and they continue to be in service today! Still a common sight on American rails today, over 130,000 of the 90/100-ton, 45', 3-bay hoppers were built in the 1960s. Many different rail lines and manufacturers built these popular haulers, Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe • BNSF (Red)
#FT-8008   BNSF
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #BNSF 646606, #BNSF 646652 • December 2014
Set #1

 
The bodies are BNSF Mineral Red in color with white lettering, immaculate, tiny and clean, and yellow safety stripes.
In 1995, the Burlington Northern RR merged with the ATSF RR to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The new railroad began fully merged operations in 1996, and in 2005 its name was shortened to BNSF Railway. Many of the large 45-foot hoppers were owned by both railroads. BNSF patched or repainted many of these hoppers with their BNSF “SWOOSH” logo and they continue to be in service today! Still a common sight on American rails today, over 130,000 of the 90/100-ton, 45', 3-bay hoppers were built in the 1960s. Many different rail lines and manufacturers built these popular haulers, Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads.
Collector Pack #43
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
#FT-8007/8008   BNSF
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #616424, #646628 (Red) • May 2018
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
In 1995, the Burlington Northern RR merged with the ATSF RR to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. The new railroad began fully merged operations in 1996, and in 2005 its name was shortened to BNSF Railway. Many of the large 45-foot hoppers were owned by both Railroads. BNSF repainted or patched many of these hoppers with their BNSF "SWOOSH" logo and they continue to be in service, today! Still a common sight on American rails currently, over 130,000 of the 90/100-ton, 45-foot, three-bay hoppers were produced in the 1960’s. Many different rail lines and manufacturers built these popular haulers, Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads.
Norfolk Southern
#FT-8009   Norfolk Southern
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #NS 146821, #NS 146836 • January 2015
Set #2: Road #NS 146832, #NS 146843 • January 2015
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class, eventually the height was raised to 12’ 3”, giving it the 3433 cubic feer and a weight capacity of 90-100 tons. Over 130,000 were built by Pullman Greenville, and Trinity, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefab kits to many railroads. Offering the most extensive Intermodal network in the Eastern USA, the cast Norfolk Southern Railway primarily hauls coal from mines in IN, KY, PA, TN, VA, and WV! A combination “merger of mergers” including Norfolk and Western RR, Southern RR, and half of Conrail, it is headquartered Norfolk, VA, operating 24,000 route miles in 22 Eastern States, D.C., and with trackage rights in Canada, The current system was formed in 1982 and together Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Railroad have a duopoly over all East-West freight rail traffic east of the Mississippi River.
Union Pacific
#FT-8010   Union Pacific
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $46.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #18102, #18143 • April 2015
Set #2: Road #18178, #18185 • April 2015
Set #1

$48.00
Set #2

$48.00
• Hay Brothers detailed coal loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The UNION PACIFIC (UP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest Railroad Network in the USA, operating 8,000 locomotives over 32,000 route-miles west of the Mississippi River! Begun in 1862, UP grew by acquiring, one-by-one, almost all the large Rail Companies of the Western States. UP and competitor BNSF have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the USA. UP had amassed vast numbers of the large 45-foot hoppers and repainted, continue to be in service today. Over 130,000 of these popular 90-100 Tonners were built in the 1960's, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads. Here's a Special Edition from Full Throttle/PENNZEE  with custom coal loads crafted by Hay Brothers.
Union Pacific
#ZSM-FT-8010   Union Pacific  
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #3: Road #18122, #18138 • July 2015
Set #4: Road #18140, #18187 • July 2015
Sold exclusively at Zscale Monster Trains
Set #3

$48.00
Set #4

$48.00
This is an exclusive UP release sold only at zscalemonster.com. The original FT release sold out in just hours. Now they're back with four new road numbers. Don't miss out!
The UNION PACIFIC (UP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest Railroad Network in the USA, operating 8,000 locomotives over 32,000 route-miles west of the Mississippi River! Begun in 1862, UP grew by acquiring, one-by-one, almost all the large Rail Companies of the Western States. UP and competitor BNSF have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the USA. UP had amassed vast numbers of the large 45-foot hoppers and repainted, continue to be in service today. Over 130,000 of these popular 90-100 Tonners were built in the 1960's, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefabricated kits to myriad railroads. Here's a Special Edition from Full Throttle/PENNZEE  with custom coal loads crafted by Hay Brothers.
• Realistic Loads by Hay Brothers
• Fine Printing and Injection Details
• Blackened Metal Wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
• FT's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Manufactured by Bowser Mfg.
Western Maryland
#FT-8011   Western Maryland  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Details:
    • Set #1: Road #WM 85033, 85042 • January 2016
Set #1

$48.00
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The Western Maryland Railway (WM) operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, running through some of the most scenic vistas in the USA. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The lumber trade was also important to the WM and it's fast freight service was appreciated by it's clients. In 1964, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) jointly filed for permission to acquire control of the Western Maryland and it became part of the Chessie System which, eventually in 1989, became part of CSX Transportation. A Special Edition, from Full Throttle/PENNZEE , painted in gray and used for stones or gravel with custom loads by Hay Brothers! In the late 1990s PENNZEE  invested in a wonderful tool to create these magnificent 100-Ton Hoppers!  Full Throttle leased the molds and created a fistful of the 100-Tonners for the Z Scale enthusiast.  Eventually, the PZ 100-Ton Hopper molds were relegated to the back shelf.  Alas!  But, in 2014 via a special arrangement with PENNZEE , these important, historical, ubiquitous, game-changing haulers were offered once again by FT  for the Z Scale Hobbyist!
Prototype Info:
Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class, eventually the height was raised to 12' 3", giving it 3433 cubic feet and a weight capacity of 90-100 tons. Over 130,000 were built by Pullman, Greenville, and Trinity, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefab kits to many railroads. • H-11 class ~ 90-100 tons
• 3433 cubic feet
• Designed in 1960 by the N&W
• One car could literally carry as much as two of the former 2-bay hoppers!
Collector Pack #38
Western Maryland
#FT-8011/8012   Western Maryland
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #WM 85067, #63787 (Red) • October 2016
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Here's a nifty supplement for you WM fans.  It's a split Collector's Pack containing one of the Gray MoW gravel carriers and one of the typical Red coalers.  Both were issued before, but this COL Pack has new reporting numbers, of course!  Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class, eventually the height was raised to 12' 3", giving it 3433 cubic feet and a weight capacity of 90-100 tons. Over 130,000 were built by Pullman, Greenville, and Trinity, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefab kits to many railroads. The Western Maryland Railway (WM) operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, running through some of the most scenic vistas in the USA. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The lumber trade was also important to the WM and it's fast freight service was appreciated by it's clients. In 1964, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) jointly filed for permission to acquire control of the Western Maryland and it became part of the Chessie System which, eventually in 1989, became part of CSXT. Here’s a Special Edition Western Maryland, gray MoW with gravel and a typical red coaler from Full Throttle/PENNZEE  with custom loads by Hay Brothers!
Western Maryland (Red)
#FT-8012   WM  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #WM 63725, #WM 63746 • October 2014
Set #1

$48.00
The bodies are WM Red in color with white lettering, immaculate, tiny and clean.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe
#FT-8013   Santa Fe
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea. • $48.00
Set #1: Road #ATSF 178928, #178965 • July 2016
Set #2: Road #ATSF 178942, #178993 • July 2016
Set #1

$48.00
Set #2

$48.00
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class, eventually the height was raised to 12' 3", giving it 3433 cubic feet and a weight capacity of 90-100 tons. Over 130,000 were built by Pullman, Greenville, and Trinity, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefab kits to many railroads. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) or Santa Fe was one of the largest railroads in the USA, serving the States of AZ, CA, CO, IL, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, and TX. The Santa Fe quickly bought into these large haulers so great amounts of coal could be shipped over long distances. An innovator in Modal Transportation, ATSF operated from 1859 until 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the BNSF Railway.
Pennsylvania RR
#FT-8014   Pennsylvania RR
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #PRR 180224, 180273 • July 2017
Set #2: Road #PRR 180236, 180297 • July 2017
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
This is an exclusive PRR release sold only at zscalemonster.com. Build up your PRR Hopper fleet with this special run.
Many myths abound concerning the "Yellow Dot" on the large Pennsy open hoppers! The H43s were the last and largest-capacity production class group of open hoppers still using 33" wheels introduced by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Many of Pennsy's 7,500 H43s were fabricated at the Sam Rea Shops in Holidaysburg, PA and another 4,000 were added to the fleet by Penn Central RR, later. The basic design became "standard," had riveted side stakes, and throughout the country, almost 50,000 very similar cars were built by 1978. Pennsy H43s wore a large "Yellow Disc" painted on at the shop, dedicating the car to Unit Train Service for optimum utilization and preventing general interchange use. The "Yellow Ball" was simply a convenience to walking car checkers for yard inventory and assembling unit coal train consists. No PRR H43s were built without the "Yellow Dot" and no other PRR Classes had it.
Delaware & Hudson
#FT-8017   Delaware & Hudson
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $48.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #D&H 1108, 1153 • February 2017
Set #2: Road #D&H 1126, 1175 • February 2017
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Designed in 1960 by the N&W as the H-11 class, eventually the height was raised to 12' 3", giving it 3433 cubic feet and a weight capacity of 90-100 tons. Over 130,000 were built by Pullman, Greenville, and Trinity, with Bethlehem Steel and ACF supplying prefab kits to many railroads. The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is our country's oldest still-surviving transportation company operating for three centuries now. Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Originating in 1823 as a canal, the D&H was always known as "The Bridge" connecting PA and NY to Canada. The D&H system came together through takeovers of smaller railroads, and Pennsylvania anthracite coal, the major commodity throughout the Steam to Diesel era while gaining some renown for passenger service. Historically aided by the NYCRR, when Penn Central failed in the 1970's the government gave D&H broader trackage rights, even over Conrail, and operations extended southward into New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., as well as westward into the Great Lakes. In 1981, Guilford Transportation took the helm and finally the CPR bought and merged the D&H into it's vast system.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN) • AKA: Reading and Northern Railroad
#FT-8019   RBMN
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #RBMN 7425, #7468 • September 2020
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Founded in 1983, headquartered in Port Clinton, PA, the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN), AKA: Reading and Northern Railroad, is a contemporary regional railroad operating in eastern Pennsylvania. The RBMN provides freight service on 300 miles of track, with it's mainline consisting of the Reading Division between Reading and Packerton and the Lehigh Division between Lehighton and Dupont. The RBMN carries anthracite coal from the mines north of Reading, and runs passenger excursions along it's picturesque system. The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) is a tourist railroad that operates passenger excursions along the RBMN between Jim Thorpe and Lehigh Gorge State Park. The RBMN also hosts such trips from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe. In 2010, due to natural gas drilling in northeastern PA, RBMN expanded operations, refurbishing the Pittston Yard, near Wilkes-Barre and purchasing several new locomotives.
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN) • AKA: Reading and Northern Railroad
#FT-8020   RBMN
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #RBMN 7228, #7269 • August 2020
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
Founded in 1983, headquartered in Port Clinton, PA, the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN), AKA: Reading and Northern Railroad, is a contemporary regional railroad operating in eastern Pennsylvania. The RBMN provides freight service on 300 miles of track, with it's mainline consisting of the Reading Division between Reading and Packerton and the Lehigh Division between Lehighton and Dupont. The RBMN carries anthracite coal from the mines north of Reading, and runs passenger excursions along it's picturesque system. The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway (LGSR) is a tourist railroad that operates passenger excursions along the RBMN between Jim Thorpe and Lehigh Gorge State Park. The RBMN also hosts such trips from Reading and Port Clinton to Jim Thorpe. In 2010, due to natural gas drilling in northeastern PA, RBMN expanded operations, refurbishing the Pittston Yard, near Wilkes-Barre and purchasing several new locomotives.
CSX • B&O
#FT-8021   CSX • B&O
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #B&O 162512, 162573 • July 2021
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
The fourth and final, offering in the CSXT Open 100-Ton Hopper SERIES! These were the State-of-the Art coal hoppers when CSX Transportation became it's own entity in the 1980's. After inheriting many, many 100-Tonners from all their mergers, an aggressive purchasing program ensued to create a most formidable coaling fleet! With the advent of Revolving Dumping these cars, today, remain a staple for hauling super-large quantities of coal to electric plants and other coal-burning facilities. Honoring the three integral Rail Lines (WM, B&O, C&O) forming the CSXT conglomerate, the reporting marks of each was kept as part of the identification of the older cars. Here are the 100-Ton mega-coalers previously owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railway! They are representative of the last 60 years for the coal industry!
When CSX Transportation (CSXT), one of our four primary National rail lines, finally gained it's own identity in 1987, an energetic purchasing and repainting program began. Big 100-Ton hoppers were added to a whopping fleet acquired from all the mergers. As tribute to three main Railroads of the consolidation, CSX kept the reporting marks of each as part of the identification of the inherited cars! (WM, C&O, B&O)
The Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) one of the oldest RRs in the USA, (1828-1987) served New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, St. Louis, MO, and points in between. It's motto was "Linking 13 Great States with the Nation." Absorbing innumerable Lines during the 20th Century, in 1963 the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway took financial control of the B&O and it's interests in the Western Maryland Railway. The three railroads were brought together as the Chessie System in 1973, CSX Corporation in 1980, and CSX Transportation in 1986.
CSX • Western Maryland Railway
#FT-8023   CSX • WM
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #WM 830091, 830168 • April 2021
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
These were the State-of-the Art coal hoppers when CSX Transportation became it's own entity in the 1980's. after inheriting many, many 100-Tonners from all their mergers, an aggressive purchasing program ensued to create a most formidable coaling fleet! With the advent of Rotary Dumping these cars, today, remain a staple for hauling super-large quantities of coal to electric plants and other coal-burning facilities. Honoring the three integral Rail Lines (WM, B&O, C&O) forming the CSXT conglomerate, the reporting marks of each was kept as part of the identification of the older cars. These are representative of the last 60 years for the coal industry! When CSX Transportation (CSXT), one of our four primary National rail lines, finally gained it's own identity in 1987, an energetic purchasing and repainting program began. Big 100-Ton hoppers were added to a whopping fleet acquired from all the mergers. As tribute to three main Railroads of the consolidation, CSX kept the reporting marks of each as part of the identification of the inherited cars! (WM, C&O, B&O) Here's a pair of the massive hoppers originally employed by Western Maryland Railway.
The Western Maryland Railway (WM) operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The lumber trade was also important to the WM and it's fast freight service was appreciated by the clients. In 1964, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) jointly filed for permission to acquire control of the Western Maryland Railway and it became part of the Chessie System which, eventually in 1987, became part of CSX Transportation.
CSXT • CSX Transportation
#FT-8024   CSXT
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #CSXT 800428, 800522 • May 2021
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
This MAY 2021 offering represents the first purchases by CSXT for, what was to become, their immense coaling fleet! With the advent of Rotary Couplers and Revolving Dumping these cars, today, remain a staple for hauling super-large quantities of coal to electric plants and other coal-burning facilities. They are exemplary of the last 60 years for the coal industry!
CSX Transportation , one of our four primary National rail lines, serves 23 States in the Eastern USA and the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec with over 70 ocean, river and lake port terminals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi R., the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. It's slogan is "How Tomorrow Moves," and it's name comes from the merger of the "C" Chessie and "S" Seaboard Rail Systems, with the "X" connoting "Consolidated." Both Chessie and Seaboard Systems had been comprised of mergers and acquisitions of all the major eastern USA rail lines, too numerous to mention! Not until 1987 did CSX have it's own identity and purchasing and painting of equipment could begin. In 1998, permission was granted to split-up the assets of CONRAIL (a government-owned corporation formed from the ailing NYC and PRR railroads) between CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads.
D&RGW • Rio Grande
#FT-8025   D&RGW
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $56.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #DRGW 7023, 7038 • August 2021
Set #1

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
As with the prototype, the "Rotary" model has it's fore panel painted blue to indicate the location of the specialized coupler. Large facilities and electric plants modernized with a Revolving Dumper, and these cars could be uncoupled and unloaded fully, by turning them upside down!
Burlington Northern
#FT-8029   Burlington Northern
• Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $54.00 retail ea.
Set #1: Road #BN 522082, 529095 • February 2021
Set #2: Road #BN 522096, 529052 • February 2021
Set #1

 
Set #2

 
• Hay Brothers detailed loads
• Full Throttle's Bowser Buckler Trucks
• Blackened Metal wheels
• Knuckle Couplers
In the course of coal unloading procedures at modern facilities, the revolving dumper was ideated. This was a piece of track enveloped by a huge turning mechanism which surrounded and locked the coal car in place, thus allowing the mechanism to rotate on an axis and dump the load from the topside, instead of the traditional gravity dumping via the hopper doors at the bottom. The use of a spinning rotary coupler in it's yoke, engaged the car within the mechanism allowing this method of quick and expedited dumping. Usually, the forward end panels of the hopper were painted a contrasting color to denote placement of the peculiar coupler. The use of this method has led to the end of the traditional hopper, and top gons, bathtubs and coal porters are taking it's place. Eventually, new technology using rotary couplers at each end of the car, allowed dumping without uncoupling from the consist, further saving time in the dumping routine!
The Burlington Northern Railroad was formed in 1970 from the merger of four large railroads, the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Spokane, Portland and Seattle, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. It serviced the Central US, most of the Midwestern States, and the Pacific Northwest. Merging with the ATSF in 1996 it became BNSF, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, one of the four major railroads in the USA!
PEABODY COAL CO.
#FT-PBDY   Peabody  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $79.50 retail ea.
4-Pack: #9631, #9632, #9637, #9639 • October 2005
4-Pack

$00.00
"Collector's Edition" Peabody hopper set
Southern RR
#FT-SRR   Southern  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $39.50 retail ea.
Set #1: #360454, #360456 • September 2005
Set #1

$00.00
Seaboard System
#FT-SS   Seaboard System  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $39.50 retail ea.
Set #1: #341456, #341459 • September 2005
Set #1

$00.00
Norfolk Southern
#FT-NS   Norfolk Southern  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $39.50 retail ea.
Set #1: #131243, #131245 • September 2005
Set #1

$00.00
Central Appalachian Mountain Range
#FT-CAMR   Appalachian Drags  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $79.50 retail ea.
4-Pack: VGN #216243, N&W #14004,
              L&N #193203, WM   #63706
                              • October 2004
4-Pack

$00.00
"Collector's Edition" Appalachian Drags set
Southern USA Drags
#FT-SUD   Southern USA Drags  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $79.50 retail ea.
4-Pack: SOU #360453, NS   #131243
              L&N #193200, SBD #341453
                              • September 2005
4-Pack

$00.00
"Collector's Edition" Southern USA Drags set
Louisville and Nashville
#FT-L&N-AUX1-1   L&N  
  • Full Throttle / Pennzee 100-Ton Hoppers
  $19.88 retail ea.
1-Pack: L&N #193203
                              • October 2004
1-Pack

$00.00
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