Product Description
Announced Date:
April 2024
Released Date:
Est. 4th Quarter 2024
Individually Boxed:
N/A
Road Name: Pennsylvania
Road Number: 363170, 363188, 363196, 363211
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.