Description
The Bachmann HO 40' Gondola - Seaboard #90255 is a detailed HO scale model designed to replicate the sturdy, low-sided gondolas used for transporting a variety of bulk materials. Here are some key features:
- Detailed, painted bodies with precision graphics
- Low sidewalls and solid construction for handling various types of freight, such as steel plates, coils, ballast, scrap metal, and oversized items
- Detailed underframe
- Separately applied brake wheel
- Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
- Detailed trucks with see-through sideframes
- Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Added weight for optimum tracking performance
These gondolas are based on a popular steel design that first appeared in the late 1920s. They come in a variety of authentic railroad color schemes representing different eras