These covers are a cast resin product, made for use on standard gondolas of the 50 foot length and 51 foot  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, mainly CN, CP, BC Rail, and BNSF.

Material - Polyurethane Elastomer

Micro-Trains 5000 series - 50 ft to 51 ft 6 in

Model Power 50 ft gondola 490-3060 to 3064, 490-4015 to 4018, 490-83060 to 64, and 490-84015 to 84018

TrainsCanada 50 ft mill gondola 2-1-211

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.   

Prototype Photograph by Stan Lytle