Atlas O 2002806 - Trainman - 52'6” War Emergency Gondola "Lehigh Valley"

Product Description

Announced Date:

April 2024

Released Date:

Mar 2025

Individually Boxed:

No - 4 to a case

Road Name: Lehigh Valley

Road Number: 32667, 32723, 32765, 32819

Product Line: Trainman

Scale: O Scale

System: 3-Rail

Features:

Scaled from prototype blueprints

Fully detailed Ajax brake system

Separately applied brake wheel

Movable drop ends

Minimum diameter curve: 0-42 (3-Rail)

Overview:

In the early 1940s, WWII was in full swing and materials were in short supply. This left the nation’s railroads in a state of disarray, as many of the materials normally used for freight cars was redirected for wartime usage. The concept was to substitute wood for steel wherever possible. This resulted in cars having a half wood, half steel structure. The Atlas O 52’6” 70-Ton War Emergency Gondola captures the look and feel of the

composite gondolas right down to the texture of the wood along the sides.