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40 ft gons Was PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then?
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Hmm, quickly off the top of my head,
Bowser PRR GS (needs a little work for a fifties era layout but usable, Accurail 40' Steel gon p1k USRA drop bottom gon Red Caboose and IM both had GS and USRA gons in the this range The old Roundhouse C&O gon The old Train Miniature/Walther kit (Not sure this had a prototype.) The even older Tyco/et al low-side gon that can be kitbashed. In resin sunshine did numerous 40 ft gons. Including PRR GS and GSH, C&O, NYC, NKP/WLE, etc. see the 67.xx series of kits in the listing here. http://www.sunshinekits.com/allkitslist.html Many of which can be done with the Accurail car now. Westerfield and F&C also have offerings. Seems to me the 40 ft gon range is pretty well covered. Unless there is a specific prototype you had in mind. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of wabash2813 Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:13 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then? I forgot to mention my wish list item and that would be steel gons in the 40 foot range--not long mill gons that have been produced too frequently. Of course, that brings up the same problem that Richard mentioned with the 40's single sheath boxcars--lack of standardization for multiple roads. And the folks in the model train manufacturer marketing department probably don't get excited about these cars as they usually are rather nondescript compared to house cars often with larger logos plus slogans. |
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seaboard_1966
You missed the SAL 40ft lowside gon that was done by WrightTRAK. Denis Blake Marysville, OH
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From: "Brian J Carlson" <prrk41361@...> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 14:58:26 To: <STMFC@...> Subject: [STMFC] 40 ft gons Was PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then? Hmm, quickly off the top of my head, Bowser PRR GS (needs a little work for a fifties era layout but usable, Accurail 40' Steel gon p1k USRA drop bottom gon Red Caboose and IM both had GS and USRA gons in the this range The old Roundhouse C&O gon The old Train Miniature/Walther kit (Not sure this had a prototype.) The even older Tyco/et al low-side gon that can be kitbashed. In resin sunshine did numerous 40 ft gons. Including PRR GS and GSH, C&O, NYC, NKP/WLE, etc. see the 67.xx series of kits in the listing here. http://www.sunshinekits.com/allkitslist.html Many of which can be done with the Accurail car now. Westerfield and F&C also have offerings. Seems to me the 40 ft gon range is pretty well covered. Unless there is a specific prototype you had in mind. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of wabash2813 Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:13 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then? I forgot to mention my wish list item and that would be steel gons in the 40 foot range--not long mill gons that have been produced too frequently. Of course, that brings up the same problem that Richard mentioned with the 40's single sheath boxcars--lack of standardization for multiple roads. And the folks in the model train manufacturer marketing department probably don't get excited about these cars as they usually are rather nondescript compared to house cars often with larger logos plus slogans. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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yep, I remember y'all had them when I got my B&O boxcar at Naperville,
That's why I said quickly off the top of my head. I missed the Ertl car too. Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY prrk41361@... From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of dblake7@... Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 4:47 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] 40 ft gons Was PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then? You missed the SAL 40ft lowside gon that was done by WrightTRAK. Denis Blake Marysville, OH Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry |
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Earlier General Service gondolas (same as old Ulrich metal kits)
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would be very nice to have. Not to mention the D&RGW/C&S-CB&Q/UCR GS gons, or some non-Enterprise GS gons, or SOO/NP/GN GS gons. A new reverse-dreadnaught end for the Red Caboose GS gondola would be of great interest to this SP modeler! (Most of the sugar beet gons had these ends.) How about the War Emergency 41 ft gondolas (only available as resin kits from F&C)? Tim O'Connor Seems to me the 40 ft gon range is pretty well covered. Unless there is a |
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Peter Ness
Sadly, there are no correct New Haven 40 ft gons. Roundhouse is "close" but 6 inches too tall and can't represent the drop door version only the later rebuilds. Cutting down the sides is problem,aticve without decals available, and the Roundhouse dreadnaught ends leave a lot to be desired. Also, two different top sills (chords?). Nothing close to the earlier hopper gons (Standard Steel and Keith Car Works builders) or coke cars (Standard Steel), either.
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Regards. Peter Ness ----- Original Message -----
From: Tim O'Connor To: STMFC@... Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] 40 ft gons Was PRR X-29's, NYC Lot 486 and then? Earlier General Service gondolas (same as old Ulrich metal kits) would be very nice to have. Not to mention the D&RGW/C&S-CB&Q/UCR GS gons, or some non-Enterprise GS gons, or SOO/NP/GN GS gons. A new reverse-dreadnaught end for the Red Caboose GS gondola would be of great interest to this SP modeler! (Most of the sugar beet gons had these ends.) How about the War Emergency 41 ft gondolas (only available as resin kits from F&C)? Tim O'Connor >Seems to me the 40 ft gon range is pretty well covered. Unless there is a >specific prototype you had in mind. >Brian J. Carlson, P.E. |
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Hardly, when you consider the high ratio of gons to other freight cars in the pool...
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--- In STMFC@..., "Brian J Carlson" <prrk41361@...> wrote:
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Not to mention "gondola-fied" flat cars, that were the ancestors of gondolas
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and remained a style of revenue freight car until past the STMFC era. I think Tichy makes the only non-resin model out there of that type. Tim O'Connor At 5/31/2010 11:13 PM Monday, you wrote:
Hardly, when you consider the high ratio of gons to other freight cars in the pool... |
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