The 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola car as produced by ACF is the third all-new model in our HO scale product line. First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR alone purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31/G31A/G31B/G35, serving the “Standard Railroad of the World” in every corner of North America in many customer applications.

Besides PRR, several other railroads also purchased these gondolas from ACF, and some former PRR cars were purchased second-hand by various railroads. Most of these gondolas were phased from revenue service during the 1990s.

Erie Lackawanna (EL) “Gothic Marks” 1974+ in the repaint black scheme with white stenciling. These cars have the EL diamond with other EL-specific notations in the lettering, including the W circle designating a wood floor and the large Erie Lackawanna lettering across the car. These cars also include Tangent’s separate ACI label plate on the side of the car, just like the prototype cars did.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – scaled from American Car and Foundry plans
• Accurate painting and printing
• Scale-sized side tie-downs
• See through tie down holes
• “Stand-off” ladders
• Wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
• See-through brake platforms
• Interior detail
• Road-specific handbrakes applied to match production specifications (Universal and Equipco handbrakes available as separate parts.)
• Air hoses
• Weighted to NMRA specs for smooth operation
• Kadee scale metal couplers
• 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride-Control trucks with free-rolling metal wheels – semi-scale wheels are available separately as well