O 2-Bay Fish Belly Hopper Akron Canton & Youngstown

Unlike equipment that carried a variety of loads, like
boxcars, flatcars, and gondolas, this two-bay hopper was designed
specifically for one cargo: anthracite coal on railroads of the eastern
seaboard. Its capacity matched the volume of coal that a pair of
typical 50-ton freight trucks could carry. And its
“fishbelly” slope sheets — the angled
floors at either end of the car — were set at precisely the
angle at which coal would flow easily from its bottom doors. (Covered
grain hoppers, for example, require much steeper slope sheets.)

The two-bay car was ideal for delivery of clean-burning anthracite to
coal dealers who served the home heating market. In contrast,
dirtier-burning bituminous coal, used more commonly by large industrial
customers, often traveled in bigger three- and four-bay hoppers.

MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any
manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives.
Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit
train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of
car types and paint schemes.

Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which makes it
even easier than ever to combine them into a mult-car consist. Many of
MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the
tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatitlity to
your layout.