With materials rationed during the war and thedemand for coal as high as ever, car buildersmade do and produced steel hoppers withwood sides to meet the demand on time.Following the war, many of these cars would havethe wood sides replaced with steel but somemade it into the 1960s in their original form.Lionel’s new cars feature realistic molded indetails for added durability and lower costsmaking it easy to build a long coal train of yourown. With seven road numbers available perroad, building a long train has never beeneasier.