This Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coal hopper, a model W-2A, is the only known survivor of a car type that once dominated North America. Salvaged from a train wreck near Sykesville, PA, that occurred in the 1950s, it shows how coal was moved, with metal sheathing attached to the outside of the framing for increased carrying capacity and dump bays that allowed cargo to be easily offloaded. By the 1920s, most railroads had shifted to wrought, or wrot, steel wheels made through a complex process of pressing, forging, and reforging a steel ingot. The handbrake is visible on the south end, and the car also retains multiple elements of the Westinghouse airbrake system, including the angle cock, valve, and reservoir tank. In 1898, the Cumberland Valley State Normal School built a new steam plant adjacent to the Cumberland Valley Railroad, where a ready supply of coal could be delivered using hoppers like this one; that building is now home to Shippensburg University's School of Engineering. After the wreck, the hopper lay derelict for at least 30 years before B&O enthusiast Randy Anderson decided to salvage it, and its complete restoration in 2017 included welding new steel on the upper portions. In September 2018, the Franklin County Commissioners donated the hopper, and Dave Burkholder moved it to its permanent home at Shippensburg Station.