Walthers Mainline - HO Scale - 40 ft 50 Ton Drop-Bottom Gondola - Missouri Pacific (MP) #71380 - Black w/White Lettering & MP Crest (SKU 910-5670)
Available On: November 1, 2014

Gondolas have been part of railroading since the early days. Over the years they have grown both in size and types of cars used with many different types of gondolas in use currently. These 40 ft 50 Ton Drop Bottom Gondolas were built in the 1920's and carried a variety of goods including coal, gravel and sand. These cars went on to serve long careers with some cars remaining in service into the 1960's.
Features:
- Fully assembled and ready to run
- Ratcheted hand brake & riveted interior molded detail
- Weighted for optimum operation
- Correct 33" turned metal wheelsets
- Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers
Highly upgraded with new underbody
•
Removable
coal
load
•
Factory
installed
wire
grab
irons
• Internal bracing added
•
High or low brakewheel, depending on pro
totype
Announced
: 07.25.14
Orders
Due
:
08.22.14
ETA: March 2015
•
Fully-assembled
and
ready
to
run
out
of
the
box
•
Painted
and
printed
for
realistic
decoration
•
Machined
metal
wheels
•
W
eighted
for
trouble
free
operation
•
Body
mounted
McHenry
®
operating
scale
knuckle
couplers
•
Minimum
radius:
18


$24.98 US
Country of Origin: China
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