ATHEARN
ATHEARN - HO Thrall High Side Gondola with Load, FPPX #1 (3) - (7677)
- SKU:
- 56-7677
- UPC:
- 797534076778
- Availability:
- This item is currently out of stock.
Description
MODEL FEATURES:
- Removable load
- Wire and plastic handrails, stirrup steps, ladders, and underbody details
- Separately-applied brake gear including brake wheel, air reservoir, and brake cylinder
- 100-ton trucks with 36 wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- McHenry scale knuckle spring couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Weighted for trouble-free operation
- Minimum radius: 18
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
- Duplicated look and feel of In Service equipment
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
Thrall was a recognizable freight car manufacturing company in the 1960s to 1980s. Their designs still carry on today. The company focused on building specialized freight cars including high side gondolas, and rotary-dump gondolas for coal. In the 1980s, Thrall acquired five competing railcar manufacturers and became the largest such manufacturer of these cars in the United States.
In the 1960s, coal haulage shifted from open hopper cars to high-sided gondolas. Using a gondola, the railroads can haul a larger amount of coal per car since gondolas do not include the equipment needed for unloading. However, since these cars do not have hatches for unloading the products shipped in them, railroads must use rotary car dumpers (mechanisms that hold a car against a short section of track as the car and track are slowly rotated upside down to empty the car) or other means to empty them.
Item Specifics
/!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
/!\ WARNING: Cancer & Reproductive Harm - California Proposition 65 - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
/!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
/!\ WARNING: Cancer & Reproductive Harm - California Proposition 65 - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Additional Information
Manufacturer Number: |
7677 |
Recommended Age: |
Ages: 12+ yr |
Scale: |
HO scale (1:87) and 1/8in=1ft scale |
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