Description
The Rapido 50050A is an HO scale 52'6" mill gondola in CN Rail "Wet Noodle" scheme — single car, fully assembled and ready to run.
Prototype: The 52'6" mill gondola was a versatile general-service car built for Canadian railways from the 1940s through the 1950s, handling pipe, machinery, scrap, and bulk loads. With drop ends and a flat interior floor, these cars stayed in revenue and maintenance-of-way service for decades.
- Scale: HO
- Prototype: 52'6" mill gondola
- Railroad: CN Rail (Wet Noodle scheme)
- Configuration: Single car
- Rapido detail features: Accurate side posts/ribs, factory-installed wire grab irons, fully detailed underbody with die-cast metal floor, positionable drop ends, era-correct trucks
- Couplers/wheels: Magnetic metal knuckle couplers at correct height, free-rolling turned-metal wheelsets
- Rapido SKU: 50050A
Tip: Order several road numbers to build a realistic unit gondola string.
About Rapido Trains: Canadian model-railroad manufacturer (Markham, Ontario) founded in 2005 by Jason Shron. Renowned for extreme prototype accuracy and engineering — every Rapido model is 3D-scanned or measured from a preserved prototype, with road-specific details, factory-installed grab irons and handrails, fully detailed cab interiors, and class-leading running qualities. The catalogue covers HO and N-scale locomotives (with a Canadian focus but extensive US prototypes), passenger and freight rolling stock, plus 1:87 scale buses and scenery accessories.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.