HO 52'6" Gondola Algoma Central Delivery (6)
HO 52'6" Gondola Algoma Central Delivery (6)
Features
- Accurate Z-brace side posts or Hat
channel ribs - Fully decorated and assembled
- Factory-installed grab irons
- Fully detailed underbody
- Positionable drop ends
- Correct era-specific trucks
- Magnetic metal knuckle couplers at
the correct height - Free-rolling turned metal wheelsets
- Full interior detail
- Multiple car numbers per scheme
- All new car numbers (No duplicates
from previous runs)
Overview
This 52'6" mill gondola was produced
starting in 1943 and continuing through
the 1950s for several Canadian
railways.
These cars and others almost identical
to them were built in large numbers
by National Steel Car (Hamilton) and
Eastern Car Company (Trenton). These
mill gondola's were used in general service
and travelled widely throughout the
United States and Canada well into
the 1980s. You can still find some in
company service today!
Rapido Trains' model fully captures the details of the
prototype car. Features include delicate
Z (Zed/Zee) bracing or hat channel
ribs where appropriate, separate wire
grab irons, positionable drop ends and
ratchet style hand brakes.
Full underbody detail is of course
included while a die-cast metal floor
ensures good weight for trouble-free
operation.
The interior has not been neglected
either; it includes full rivet and tie-down
details. Three different 70-ton trucks –
solid bearing, roller bearing and solid
bearing side frames with roller bearing
inserts – are all offered as appropriate.
Trucks feature turned, free-rolling metal
wheels. Rapido Trains' metal Macdonald-Cartier
knuckle couplers are fitted standard.
Each six-pack includes all−new car
numbers.
