Best known for their narrow gauge operation, the vast majority of the Colorado & Southern consisted of a standard gauge line from connections at Wendover, Wyoming south to Cheyenne, Denver, Pueblo and a connection with their subsidiary Fort Worth & Denver on the Texas-New Mexico border. Together with the FW&D, parent company Chicago Burlington & Quincy and the CB&Q’s parents Great Northern and Northern Pacific, C&S became a vital link between the Pacific Northwest and ports on the Gulf of Mexico. Colorado & Southern took delivery of 300 of these hoppers and was pleased enough with their service that the fleet was rebuilt in parent CB&Q’s Havelock Shops in 1954 to dramatically extend their lives. And that it did. By the spring of 1974, there were still 125 of these cars in operation.

These ready-to-run cars will feature:

• diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
• injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
• fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
• body mounted brake hose detail
• coal load
• lever-style hand brake
• body mounted magnetically operating knuckle couplers
• close coupling
• Fox Valley Models metal wheels

All road names will be available in multiple road numbers. For instance, order a single, a 2-pack and a 3-pack to get all six road numbers on a run. (Some road names will be available in just three road numbers.)