WalthersMainline HO 68-foot Railgon gondola
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $34.98
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218; 414-527-0770; walthers.com
WalthersMainline HO 68-foot Railgon gondola features:
- 36” metal wheels on plastic axles
- Based on prototypes in service from 2010 to present day
- Body-mounted Proto-Max metal couplers
- Detailed brake gear
- New paint schemes and road numbers
- Screw-mounted 100-ton roller-bearing trucks
- See-through square load tie-downs along top chord
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel
- Sidewalls with 17 exterior posts
- Straight sill
- Used to carry finished steel products, scrap metal, and similar bulk loads
Release date: Available now
Road names: Montana Rail Link (blue), Arkansas-Oklahoma RR (black), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (mineral red), CSX (black), Ferromex (black), Trinity Industries Leasing Co. (black), and Union Pacific (mineral red). Four road numbers per paint scheme.
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