Item Description
Bachmann Trains 74806 HO 50'6" Drop End Gondola Rio Grande #56179. Designed for ease of loading and unloading, the Drop End Gondola could be found across North America from 1937 to as recently as the 1990s. Used for carrying coil loads, scrap metal, tires, and other bulk commodities, and in their later years, maintenance-of-way materials, these cars were popular among railroads for most of the 20th century. The Bachmann 50.6" Drop End Gondola features detailed construction and functioning drop-ends for loading and unloading.
Features Include:
opening drop-ends
blackened metal wheels
body-mounted E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
non-magnetic axles
Box Cars are the workhorses of the railroad, economically moving dry goods and bulk freight from coast to coast, and from factories to distributors everywhere in-between. From the early to mid 20th century, the 40' Box Car was the standard size offered by most major railcar manufacturers. Useful for hauling both long-distance bulk shipments and smaller mixed loads for local deliveries, the type remains one of the most iconic freight cars in American history.
Features:
Silver Series® Rolling Stock - Fully Assembled
Highly Detailed Painted Bodies with sliding door, and Precision Graphics (where applicable)
Blackened Machined Metal Wheels with RP25 Contours
Magnetically Operated E-Z Mate® Mark II Couplers
Non-magnetic Blackened Brass Axles with Needle-point Bearings
Celcon Trucks
Added Weight for Optimum Tracking Performance
HO Scale 1:87
Product Measurements: L 6.5 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
Retail Package Measurements: L 7.25 in., W 1.75 in., H 3.4 in.
Shipping & Returns
Features Include:
opening drop-ends
blackened metal wheels
body-mounted E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
non-magnetic axles
Box Cars are the workhorses of the railroad, economically moving dry goods and bulk freight from coast to coast, and from factories to distributors everywhere in-between. From the early to mid 20th century, the 40' Box Car was the standard size offered by most major railcar manufacturers. Useful for hauling both long-distance bulk shipments and smaller mixed loads for local deliveries, the type remains one of the most iconic freight cars in American history.
Features:
Silver Series® Rolling Stock - Fully Assembled
Highly Detailed Painted Bodies with sliding door, and Precision Graphics (where applicable)
Blackened Machined Metal Wheels with RP25 Contours
Magnetically Operated E-Z Mate® Mark II Couplers
Non-magnetic Blackened Brass Axles with Needle-point Bearings
Celcon Trucks
Added Weight for Optimum Tracking Performance
HO Scale 1:87
Product Measurements: L 6.5 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.
Retail Package Measurements: L 7.25 in., W 1.75 in., H 3.4 in.
