Early version of classic mill gondola... Reminiscent of the G22, but incorporated drop ends and wood floors. A staggering 2,400 of these 65'6" mill gondolas were built — 1,700 G26 split across Altoona, Enola and Pitcairn shops and 700 G26A at Pitcairn and Altoona (25 G26A were built new for the Norfolk & Western, too.)

2024年2月2日 · In 1936, the Pennsylvania Railroad led in the U.S. railroads in extending the length of gondolas by the introduction of its 52'6" interior length G27 all steel mill gondola. From 1936 to 1939, the PRR built 4500 of this innovative design. The PRR was the largest steel hauler in the U.S. and the purchase of these new gons reflected that fact.

54' Mill Gondola PRR: plastic: remove rivets, side sill 12" too deep, end sills absent, car rides too high. G32c: HO: Overland: OMI 1381: G32c Gondola: brass - rtr-G39: HO: Stewart: 10600: 70 Ton Ore Car, Undecorated: plastic and cast metal w/ molded on details-HO: Stewart: 10604:

65' G26 Mill Gon. Undec. Car rides too high? (Photos of models submitted by visitors. Accompanied by descriptions) Tom Gloger has a web page describing the modifications he made to the Eastern Car Works G26.

The 2900 G31 gondolas (with no suffix) were originally built in Altoona during 1948 through 1951. The G31s were welded, steel-floored, drop-end gons of 52'6" inside length.

2024年1月23日 · The GR was a short (37'6") 50-ton capacity gondola, with pressed-steel riveted flat car base with a wooden deck and wooden side extensions held in place by pressed steel ribs. The GR was designed primarily to serve mills and transport long structural shapes. Truck data is from PRR documents circa 1940's. Other truck classes may also have been used.

for PRR version; O scale Pacific Ltd. Brass; ~75 G30 left in 60’s G30a 52’6” Ditto, plus steel replacement of wooden sides HO F&C War Emerg. steel-side gon resin kit; Ditto; >900 left in 60’s G31 52’6” Welded steel, fishbelly silled, drop ends, STEEL floor HO Kitbash of Revell/ConCor gon; remove underframe, create end sills, mod side

The G43 gondolas were a modern fleet of 100-ton mill gondolas with 52’6” interior length, with different design configurations for various customer applications. The G43 fleet was built to replace older gondolas with a rugged design suitable for mill (steel products), scrap, and aggregate services.

2021年11月6日 · Tangent Scale Models is happy to announce a new release of our HO Scale PRR/PC Shops Class G43 Corrugated Side 52’6” Gondola! The Pennsylvania Railroad and merger successor Penn Central built a total of 3,750 G43 / G43A / G43B / G43C gondolas at the Sam Rea Shops in Hollidaysburg PA from 1966 to 1970, the largest gondola fleet built by Sam ...

2024年1月23日 · The Pennsy built the G29's to withstand the rigors of the mill trade and crude loading practices. Gondolas of similar design and purpose on other roads suffered from a sag in the car centers from heavy use.