These covers are a cast resin product, made for use on standard gondolas of the 53 foot length and 52 foot 6 inch length. The prototype covers were originally produced for Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CN to help stop the loss of copper concentrate from the gondolas during shipping. Since then they have been produced where loss of various mineral products is a concern and are used on a number of other roads both in Canada and the USA.

Material - Polyurethane Elastomer

Fits:  140-96978  Athearn mill gondola

Minute enlargement of size can be achieved by filing inner edges.  

Size is guaranteed only so far as the measurements given are used to determine which cars the cover will fit. For example, they will not fit a 65 ft mill gondola.

Note:  Individually cast and due to humidity or other factors, there may be slight imperfections.   

Fits:

(Atlas) Trainman 52 ft Evans Gondola 751-20000096A to 103A, 20000245 to 20000254, 751-20001030 to 20001053, 20001911 to 1935

Walthers Proto 52 ft gondola  920-21241 through 920-21248

Aged cover and new cover pictures:  the aged cover has been exposed to ultraviolet light for at least nine to ten years.

Prototype picture by Stan Lytle

(6 in total)