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The BNSF Fall River Division is a well known model railroad depicting a BNSF mainline through the Northwest United States. One such feature on the layout is the coal unloading facility named \"Public Service Company\". The Rapido Autoflood III Coal Hoppers painted for Public Service Company are a perfect fit to update the aging fleet of steel hoppers on the BNSF Fall River Division model railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNew Date: x-xxxx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Prototype: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning production in 2004, the all-aluminum body prototype has been produced in the thousands and has traversed all over North America. 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The BNSF Fall River Division is a well known model railroad depicting a BNSF mainline through the Northwest United States. One such feature on the layout is the coal unloading facility named \"Public Service Company\". The Rapido Autoflood III Coal Hoppers painted for Public Service Company are a perfect fit to update the aging fleet of steel hoppers on the BNSF Fall River Division model railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNew Date: x-xxxx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Prototype: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning production in 2004, the all-aluminum body prototype has been produced in the thousands and has traversed all over North America. 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