This O scale dump bin for coal or logs is proudly made in Western Pennsylvania. The model railroad wooden dump bin with removable partitions will make a great addition to your O gauge train layout. This is hand made in our Western Pennsylvania shop from wood and measures approximately 2 1/2 inches tall by 4 inches deep & 12 inches wide. (TRAIN CAR, TRACK, AND CONTENTS OF BIN ARE NOT INCLUDED).
Other uses include: party supply container, or stone and coal bin for diorama, wargaming, O scale scenery and more.

* COAL SOLD SEPARATELY – You will receive: ONE bag of coal for your model railroad layout. This Pennsylvania mined real anthracite will make a great asset to your train layout, dump bin, or railroad hopper. Great for O and G gauge layouts. Contains approximately 11 ounces of pea sized coal.

*BALLAST SOLD SEPARATELY: you will receive ONE bag of dark gray granite. Great for train layouts and model railroad beds. The railroad track ballast is available in different shades of light or dark gray and is available in different package sizes to meet your needs.

All items are proudly made in the USA at MrTrain.com / Dechant’s Railroad Express LLC.

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We have a great article from Model Railroader Magazine that will help get you started : Finding the best approach for a track plan isn’t always easy. Even if you’re building your layout in a small room, you still have an almost infinite number of choices, decisions, and trade-offs to make. What scale? Around-the-room or island shape? Duckunder/gate or walk-in? Staging? And if so, what kind? To illustrate the thought process when planning a layout, I started with a generic 9 x 12-foot spare bedroom with a 2 x 5-foot nook representing a closet with the doors removed. Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages of two design approaches.

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