Tangent Scale Models HO 17010-24 PRR/PC Shops G43 Class 52’6” Corrugated Side Gondola Pennsylvania Railroad ‘Original 11-1966 G43’ PRR #387815

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Tangent Scale Models HO 17010-24 PRR/PC Shops G43 Class 52’6” Corrugated Side Gondola Pennsylvania Railroad ‘Original 11-1966 G43’ PRR #387815

Pennsylvania Railroad ‘Original 11-1966 G43’ in the original Pennsylvania Railroad scheme with the plain keystone on the G43 configuration body.  The PRR reporting marks, road number, and PRR keystone are on three placards, just like the prototype.  This was done so that this stenciling was applied to a flat surface, and not the corrugations.   This car looks stunning in the proper PRR freight car red, which nicely compliments the Tangent PRR G31B gondolas for a ‘family appearance.’  This G43 replica is equipped with conventional draft gear and the 100-Ton Barber S-2 trucks feature Brenco-6 caps, matching the PRR prototype.  Many PRR cars lasted well into the Penn Central and Conrail eras. 

Prototype Information: The G43 gondolas were a modern fleet of 52’6” interior length 100-ton mill gondolas built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and merger successor Penn Central at the Sam Rea Shops in Hollidaysburg PA from 1966 to 1970, to replace older gondolas with a rugged design suitable for mill steel products, scrap, and aggregate services.

All of the G43 series gondolas are identified by their side corrugations, after which each of the G43 sub-classes, G43 / G43A / G43B / G43C are visually distinctive from one another. Many were modified during the Conrail era with coil ‘racks’ to transport uncovered steel coils. Some served NS and CSXT in the post-Conrail era in various services including coil service, as well as other revenue and MOW services, while other cars were sold to the secondary market with leasing firm reporting marks.

Features include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Sam Rea blueprints and verified with field measurements
• Highly correct ‘true to life’ colors
• Accurate lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Kadee scale couplers
• ‘Near-scale’ draft gear box with side ‘key’ detail
• 3 specific production variations that highlight production from 1966-1970, including different bodies, interiors, with or without coil racks, different underframes, different ends
• ‘See through’ brake steps
• Separately applied air hoses, wire grab irons, coupler lift bars, and stand-off ladders and stirrup steps
• CNC-machined 36” wheels
• Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 Granite City foundry trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps
• Separate truck brake beam part

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