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The
Johnstown America BethGon® was developed for
the power industry in the late 1970s as a more efficient means
of transporting large quantities of coal. These high-sided
gondolas incorporated a double tub floor design that not only
lowered the center of gravity of the loaded car, but also
increase the hauling capacity by 21 tons per car. This new
design was uniquely suited for use with automated loading
and unloading facilities then being developed for use in the
coal industry. These improvements in material handling coupled
with the use of the BethGon® provided for a
quantum increase in efficiency for both the railroads
and
the power generation
industry.
By 1982, with enough cars having been built that
if made into a single train they would stretch
from Pittsburgh
to Chicago,
the BethGon® design was granted a patent for this unique
railcar. The design has continued to evolve for even greater
efficiency. The aluminum version of the BethGon® that
is now being delivered to the railroads and power plants effectively
lowers the tare weight of this style of car while increasing
the payload. With a tare weight of 43,000 pounds and a payload
capacity of 244,000 pounds, the BethGon® design
is able to carry almost five times its own weight.
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BethGon™ Coalporter©
Prototype
Information —
Since 1982, the BethGon Coalporter has been hauling "black
diamonds" across the United States. The largest
selling Coal Gondola in the world, the car's double tub
design
increases hauling capacity while reducing maintenance
requirements. Tubs below the car lower the center of
gravity, providing
a smoother ride.
With thousands of these cars in service some of these would
look good on almost all modern era model railroads.
Model
Features —
- Removable
Loads and Molded Interior Bracing
- Close
Coupling Knuckle Coupler
- Shock
Absorber Construction with Low Flange Wheels
Please note that photos below are pre-production models for
illustration purposes only.
Coming
to modelers in 8-car sets, Kato's new N-Scale BethGon
Coalporter has many exciting
features! All cars will be
fully decorated with removable coal loads included at no
extra
cost.
Interior bracing allows a new level of realism for those
times when your SD70MAC or AC4400CW is pulling "empties." A
new feature of these cars is a special shock absorber design
to provide reliable operation.
Take
special note of the truck location on the cars - the
prototype's wheels extend past the
car end
and we have replicated this appearance. Additionally, all
cars will come with a "close coupling" knuckle
coupler to maintain a more prototypical appearance between
cars. Last,
but not least, these cars will come with new low flange wheelsets. |
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Ninth
Release |
Part
#: Kat-106-4621 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Mineral Red - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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668504, 668491,668489, 668484,
668477, 668466, 668455, 668704 |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4622 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Mineral Red - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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Road #'s:
668539, 668570, 668632, 668515,
668584, 668607, 668619, 668696 |
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Eighth
Release |
Part
#: Kat-106-4619 - Norfolk Southern - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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The Norfolk Southern system's lines extend over 14400 miles in 20 states and the province of Ontario. They ship bituminous coal primarily from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia mainly to electric generating utilities in the U.S. and Canada. |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4620 - CSX Transportation - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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CSX loads its coal mainly from the Midwest and Southeast. Much of its transported in unit trains to utlities and also to Baltimore, MD, Newsport, VA, and Mobile Alabama for export. |
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Seventh
Release |
Part
#: Kat-106-4617 - Union Pacific (UP) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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28650,
28729, 29015, 29067,
29103,
29104, 29122, 29300 |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4618 - Union Pacific "Building America"
(CMO) - Bethgon™ Coalporter©
8-car set |
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Road
#'s:
288000,
288050, 288090, 288092,
288010,
288175, 288199, 288233 |
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Sixth
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Part
#: Kat-106-4613 - Burlington Northern (BN) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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Road
#'s:
533537, 533636, 533854, 533857,
533643, 534573, 533651, 533675 |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4614 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
Mineral Red - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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Road
#'s:
668475, 668481, 668501, 668510,
668447,668469, 668795, 668476 |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4615 - Canadian National (CN) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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Road
#'s:
193663, 193699,193711, 193742,
193745, 193797, 193800, 193926 |
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Part
#: Kat-106-4616 - BNSF Railway
(H3/ Swoosh /Nike/Power Bar/2005 logo) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set |
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Road
#'s:
670501, 670603, 670790, 670797,
670839, 670854, 671148, 671633
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Part
#: Kat-186-0604 - BNSF Railway (BNSF) (H3
/ Swoosh / Nike / Power Bar / 2005 logo) Road #: 671660 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Fifth
Release |
Part #: Kat-186-0601B - Burlington Northern - Green & Silver -
Road #: 533470 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0601C - Burlington Northern Green & Silver -
Road #: 533483 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0602B - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF)
(Mineral Red/Silver) -
Road #: 668465 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0602C - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF)
(Mineral Red/Silver) -
Road #: 668470 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0603B - Canadian National
CN Red & Silver -
Road #: 193660 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0603C Canadian
National
CN Red & Silver -
Road #: 193668 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Fourth
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Part #: Kat-186-0601A Burlington
Northern - Green & Silver
- Road #: 533412 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0602A - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF)
(Mineral Red/Silver) - Road #: 668464 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0603A Canadian
National
CN Red & Silver -
Road #: 193659 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-106-4605 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF)
(Mineral
Red/Silver) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road #'s: 668767, 668667, 668659,
668603, 668541, 668525, 668542, 668474
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Part #: Kat-106-4606 Burlington
Northern (BN Green & Silver) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road #'s: 534800, 534795, 534866, 534580, 534834, 534791, 533538,
533443
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Part #: Kat-106-4612 - Canadian National (Red & Silver) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road #'s: 193657, 193703, 193798, 193804, 193684, 193751, 193799,
193870
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Part #: Kat-186-0601 - Burlington Northern (Green & Silver) -
Road #: 533704 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Part #: Kat-186-0602 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) (Mineral Red/Silver) -
Road #: 668518 -
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Part #: Kat-186-0603 - Canadian
National ( Red & Silver) -
Road #: 193742 -
Bethgon™ Coalporter© Single Car
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Second
Release |
Part #: Kat-106-4608
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) Green & Silver - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set Road
#'s: 668329, 668332, 668344, 668361, 668395, 668396, 668401,
668413 Click
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Part #: Kat-106-4609
UP-CMO 8-pk Union Pacific ‡ (CMO
Marks) Silver & Yellow Building America - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road #'s: 288169, 288184, 288192, 288206, 288210, 288221, 288230,
288239
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Part #: Kat-106-4610 WEPX 8-pk (Wisconsin Electric) A Kato Special
Release Product Silver & Yellow - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
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#'s:
3025, 3037, 3066, 3118,
3194, 3241, 3296, 3320 |
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Part #: Kat-106-4611
CSXT CSX Transportation † Yellow & Silver - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
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Road #'s:
379715,
379722, 379734, 379748,
379753, 379777, 379781, 379789 |
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First
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Part #: Kat-106-4601 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) (Green/Silver) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road Nos. 668349, 668356, 668362, 668383, 668390,
668405, 668409, 668412
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Part #: Kat-106-4602 CSX ‡ (Silver/Yellow) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road Nos. 379713, 379739, 379742, 379757, 379784,
379791, 379813, 379822
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Part #: Kat-106-4603 Norfolk Southern (Silver/Black) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
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10177, 10233, 10247, 10311,
10334, 10355, 10435, 10445 |
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Part #: Kat-106-4604 Union Pacific † (Silver/Yellow) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
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Road #'s:
28729, 29015, 29020, 29067,
29104,
29153, 29195, 29202 |
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Part #: Kat-106-4605 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) (Mineral Red/Silver) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set Road
Nos. 668463, 668500, 668505, 668569, 668631, 668674, 668729,
668760
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Part #: Kat-106-4606 - Burlington Northern (BN) (Silver/Green) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set
Road Nos. 533665, 533696, 533754, 533801, 534299,
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Part #: Kat-106-4607 - CHTT (Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer [UP Subsidiary]) - Bethgon™ Coalporter© 8-car set† (Silver/Red) |
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Road #'s:
503279, 503290, 503302,
503335,
503347, 503403, 503407, 503420 |
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Union Pacific Licensed Product. ‡ CSX Licensed Product. |
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Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:27 PM |
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