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Athearn - Item No. ATH-1989
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HO 52' Mill Gondola, GTW #148025/148038/148171 (3)

$73.90
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Corrected wire grab-iron placements

New top-chord details

New coupler cut lever mounting details

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”

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.

Product Specs

Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Minimum Radius
18"
Reporting Mark
GTW
Full Road Name
Grand Trunk Western
Scale
HO
Axles
4
Era
1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Sub Brand
ATHEARN