Product Information:
36ft Low Side Drop Bottom Gondola
From the close of the Civil War through the late 1920s, existed railroads with vast fleets of equipment servicing trackside customers small to large. Because of the regional segmented nature of these stretches of railroad, designs were often similar but rarely the same. Athearn has created several new models that will capture the essence of these freight cars, with separately applied details and sharp decorations that are ready out of the box to be run on any railroad setting these models apart from craftsman kits and the “toy train” models that have previously been offered.
Features:
- New metal 33” wheelsets representing cast iron wheels with face and backside detailing
- Low-sided gondola extension
- Floor with molded gate detail
- Ratcheting gate closure detail
- Simulated wood grain textures
- Separately applied metal grab irons
- Separately applied wire truss rods
- Detailed K-style air brakes and piping
- Coupler cut levers
- 40-ton Andrews trucks
- McHenry Scale knuckle-spring couplers
- Weighted for optimal performance
- 15” minimum radius