Chicago & North Western - 53' #3500055 Railgon Gondola Car

A must-have model for any HO layout from the 1980s to the present, the WalthersMainline 53' Railgon Gondola will look great serving steel mills and other trackside customers! An outgrowth of it's successful Railbox program, Trailer-Train designed and built the new 53' gondolas especially for the demands of the steel industry, and the cars traveled all across North America. A great addition to your HO freight car fleet, the models feature:
Based on Railgon 310000 series cars
Used in nationwide pool service from 1980 to the present - many later leased and relettered by new operators
Prototypes built tough for handling scrap, pipe, beams and similar large bulk loads
100-ton roller-bearing trucks
Correct 36" turned metal wheelsets
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers