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Uncataloged Premier O Scale Gondola with Junk Load Cars AnnouncedAugust 30, 2022 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive Uncataloged Premier O Scale Gondola with Junk Load Cars in two distinctive liveries for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana. The cars will be offered in two different car numbers and available in very limited quantities on a first-come, first-served basis beginning in February 2023.
Item No. 20-95601 Monon Gondola Car w/Junk Load Item No. 20-95602 Monon Gondola Car w/Junk Load
Item No. 20-95603 SOO Line Gondola Car w/Junk Load Item No. 20-95604 SOO Line 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: Mr. Muffin's Trains | Uncataloged RailKing Christmas Road Side Stand Announced
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M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing a series of RailKing O Gauge Rounded Roof Box Cars in four unique paint schemes beginning this Winter. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in January 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 2022 2022 RailKing O Scale Dash-8 Diesel Locomotives in five unique paint schemes beginning early next year. Each of these unique schemes will be available in limited production quantities and will begin shipping to M.T.H. Authorized Retailers in March 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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