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Athearn ATH11746: 50' Thrall High Side Coal Gondola with load. D&RGW 5 pack set.
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List Price: AU$ 140.00
Price: AU$ 70.00
46.66 USD 63.00 CAD
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These cars are offered as a 5 pack set and are selling on eBay for $75USD. The five Road Numbers are: DRGW 56995; 56996; 56997; 56998 & 56999. They are fitted with McHenry Knuckle couplers.
In original new "Level 1 Quality" condition. These cars have never been run. There are no cracks in the box, which is the original.
Product ID 0923
Manufacturer Athearn
  ISBN 11746
Date Added
04/14/2022
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Thrall was a recognizable freight car manufacturing company in the 1960s to 1980s. Their designs still carry on today. The company focused on building specialized freight cars including high side gondolas, and rotary-dump gondolas for coal. In the 1980s, Thrall acquired five competing railcar manufacturers and became the largest such manufacturer of these cars in the United States.

In the 1960s, coal haulage shifted from open hopper cars to high-sided gondolas. Using a gondola, the railroads are able to haul a larger amount of coal per car since gondolas do not include the equipment needed for unloading. However, since these cars do not have hatches for unloading the products shipped in them, railroads must use rotary car dumpers (mechanisms that hold a car against a short section of track as the car and track are slowly rotated upside down to empty the car) or other means to empty them.
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