Bethgon Coalporter II - N Scale
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Bethgon Coalporter II in N Scale
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The original Bethgon Coalporter was introduced by the freight car manufacturing division of Bethlehem Steel in 1978. After spinning the division off as Johnstown America Industries, later renamed to FreightCar America, they began to produce the Coalporter II in 2001. Since its introduction, more than 70,000 Coalporter II units have been produced, making it the most popular car design in the industry.
This model was produced from publicly-available FreightCar America blueprints and reference photos. It is natively N-scale (1:160), and includes numerous features that will look best - or will only appear at all - when printed on a resin printer.
The truck mounting holes are designed to work with MicroTrains trucks with truck-mounted couplers. Holes are provided for body-mounted couplers but I have not ever tested with them.
I have also provided three coal loads, intended to drop in place. These can be printed on an FDM printer. For extra realism, cover the top with Woodland Scenics scale lump coal.