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, mainly CN, CP, BC Rail and BNSF.

Material - Polyurethane Elastomer

Fits:  

Athearn 52 ft mill gondola 140-23629  

Athearn 140-11451, 140-11452,  140-11455 to 11474; 140-23629 to 140-23647

Atlas Evans gondolas, e.g. 150-45500-455

Atlas Thrall Gondola 52' 6" 150-50000175 to 187, 150-50000380 to 399, 150-50000456 to 467, 150-50000543 to 566, and 150-50000818 to 835

BLMA 52' gondola 176-1001 to 1050

ExactRail 52' 6" Thrall Gondola 253-EN-71701 to 51705 

Hubert's 1018-1922, 1018-1933, 1018-1933 (19331, 19332)

LBF 7-6401 to 6416

Prairie Shadow 1111111-6000, 6001, 6013, 6125, 6049, and 6061

Trainworx 744-25200 to 25211, 25221, 25225, 25243, 25244, 25244 to 25248, and 25252

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