Description
The Thrall high-side gondola is a modern 14-side-post car used for steel coil, scrap, and general bulk service. Atlas’s 1:87 HO model captures the prototype in Canadian Pacific livery as road number #346638.
Key features
- Prototypical scale height reflecting the new higher-capacity gondola standard.
- Fourteen side posts.
- Detailed brake components.
- Etched-metal platform.
- Etched end reinforcement plate.
- Detailed ladders and stirrups.
- Metal hand grabs.
- Roller-bearing trucks with free-rolling metal wheels.
- Body-mount AccuMate-style magnetic knuckle couplers.
How to use
- HO Code 83 or Code 100 track; minimum radius 22″.
- Pair with companion CP road numbers #346682 (20007427) and #346784 (20007428) for a matched three-car set.
- Run loaded with steel coil, ballast, or scrap loads for modern operations.
Specifications
- Scale: HO (1:87)
- Prototype: Thrall high-side gondola (14 side posts)
- Railroad: Canadian Pacific (CP)
- Road Number: #346638
- Brand: Atlas
- Item Number: 20007426