Welcome to the Athearn Trains Website!
NEW FEATURES:
- Refined end-sheet molded-on details
- Improved rivet and bolt details
- Corrected wire grab-iron placements
- New top-chord details
- New jack reinforcement pad details
- New coupler cut lever mounting details
MODEL FEATURES:
- Separately applied wire grab irons
- Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- 33” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Fully assembled and ready for your layout
- Razor sharp painting and printing
- Multi-packs feature unique road numbers
- Minimum radius: 18”
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
- Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
Open top cars, such as gondolas, have been a mainstay on railroads for decades as they are ideal for carrying large, bulky loads such as coil steel or scrap metal loaded by crane.
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