Uncataloged Premier O Scale NYNJ Gondola Cars Now In Stock

September 9, 2023 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive Premier O Scale Gondola Cars with Junk Load for the NJ Hi-Railers Model Railroad Club in New York New Jersey livery. The cars are now in stock in limited quantities in two individually numbered cars.

Item No. 20-95615 New York New Jersey Gondola Car w/Junk Load
Car No. 11
Sale Price: $90.00
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Item No. 20-95616 New York New Jersey Gondola Car w/Junk Load
Car No. 111
Sale Price: $90.00
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ABOUT THE GONDOLA CAR WITH 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.

EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE FROM:

NJ Hi-Railers Model Railroad Club
185 Sixth Avenue
Paterson, N.J. 07524
973-553-1555
www.njhirailers.com

For any additional information or questions, please contact us at NJ-HiRailers

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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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Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.