Walthers Mainline 910-56218 - 50' PS 4000 Cu Ft Coal Gondola Southern (SOU) 1359 - HO Scale

The WalthersMainline 50' PS4000 High-Side Gondola is a great addition to your 1970s to 2010s coal-hauling car fleet. Built during the 1970s coal boom, a variety of railroads and power companies ordered fleets of these cars. They were used in unit coal trains as well as in large multi-car cuts. While designed for hauling coal, many have gone into service hauling scrap metal. The WalthersMainline model is a replica of these prototypes and features:
 

• Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers!
• Era - early 1970s to the 2010s
• Originally designed to haul coal
• Used in scrap service from late 1980s to the present
• Model an affordable unit train
• Separately-applied factory-installed internal bracing and brake gear
• Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
• 36" metal wheelsets
• Optimized weight