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Uncataloged Premier O Scale Work Train Gondola Car w/Junk Load AnnouncedJanuary 6, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced a pair of uncataloged Premier O Scale Gondola Car w/Junk Load in New York City Transit livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Trainworld in Brooklyn, New York. The gondolas will be available in two cab numbers in very limited production quantities. Delivery is slated for February 2023.
Item No. 20-95639 New York City Transit Gondola Car w/Junk Load Item No. 20-95640 New York City Transit Gondola Car w/Junk Load ABOUT THE PREMIER O SCALE GONDOLA CAR W/JUNK LOAD On its customer Web site, the Union Pacific Railroad characterizes a gondola as an "extremely sturdy open design" for carrying "rugged unfinished commodities"; its "large flat interior design with side walls" is described as "more flexible than a flat car." These qualities make the modern gondola particularly popular with the steel industry, for transportation of loose materials like scrap metal, waste, coke, and slag as well as finished products like iron or steel plate, pipe, structural steel, and rails for railroad track. Our car replicates a 52’ mill gondola, so-called for its popularity with steel mills, and carries a removable load of scrap metal that might be recycled and used to stamp parts for autos, appliances, and a variety of other products. Other commodities commonly shipped in gondolas include mineral ores, granite slabs, gravel, logs, lumber, railroad ties, and even prefabricated railroad track, also known as "panel track." The name for these cars actually predates railroads. In the early 1800s, utilitarian flat-bottomed boats with low sides, used to transport coal down the Potomac River to the Washington D.C. area, were called gondolas as a spoof on the much fancier Venetian gondolas. Similarly shaped coal-carrying cars on early railroads earned the same moniker. As more specialized cars were invented for coal service, the gondola evolved into the general-purpose car it is today. Order directly from: Trainworld |
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale F-7 Diesel Locomotives in four exciting liveries beginning late next Spring. Each of these unique schemes will be available in two car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The locomotives are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in May 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of 2023 Premier O Scale 50’ Ps-1 Box Cars in five exciting liveries beginning late next Summer. Each of these unique schemes will be available in two car numbers and will be in very limited production quantities. The cars are expected to begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in September 2023. Check out each of these offerings HERE. These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. | ||||||
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