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Uncataloged Premier O Scale Milwaukee Road Gondola Cars with Cover Announced
March 8, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive Premier O Scale Gondola Cars with Cover in distinctive Milwaukee Road livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana. The gondola will be offered in two different car numbers and available in very limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in April 2022. Item No. 20-95552 Milwaukee Road Gondola Car w/Cover Item No. 20-95550 Milwaukee Road Gondola Car w/Cover ABOUT THE GONDOLA CAR WITH COVER 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 flatcar." 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 the 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: Mr. Muffin's Trains | Uncataloged Premier O Scale Monon 40’ AAR Box Cars Released
M.T.H. Electric Trains has released four uncataloged Premier O Scale 40’ AAR Boxcars in a special Monon High-Speed Merchandise Service paint schemes for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana. Four different car numbers are being offered in very limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis for $64.95 each. Item No. 20-93942 Monon Item No. 20-93943 Monon Item No. 20-93944 Monon Item No. 20-93945 Monon Order directly from: Mr. Muffin's Trains | ||||||
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