This gondola is based on the prototype car Southern 991737. The car was built by the Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Company for the Southern Railway as a 50 ton, 41'6" drop bottom gondola. The car was equipped with wooden and steel sides that featured 6 drop doors, fixed ends, and 1,825 cubic foot capacity. This car was also one out of many that were rebuilt to an all steel configuration in 1967, increasing their cubic capacity to 1,965 or 55 tons. In the 1980's, this car was placed in MOW service on continuous welded rail trains. In March 2025, Norfolk Southern donated the car to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.
HO undecorated 3D resin printed kit.
~Deluxe kit comes with the following 3D printed parts: car body, two variations of stirrups trucks, wheels, dummy couplers, coupler box covers, air hoses and end of train device. Also included are 2#-56x1/8" screws for coupler covers and 2#-56x1/4" screws for trucks.
~Basic kit comes with the following 3D printed parts: car body, two variations of stirrups and coupler covers,
Holes for screws in coupler box, coupler cover, and truck mount should be drilled and tapped for proper screw attachment.
Resin printing is not perfect as with injection molding. Therefore, minor imperfections could occur along with slight bowing depending on design.
Although resin printed dummy couplers, trucks, and wheels are included to get you rolling, we recommend changing to metal couplers, wheels and trucks for optimal performance.
Thanks to Shelton Jones for designing this car and to Boxcar B's Trains and Things for designing EOT, couplers, and for providing complete trucks.
Prototype photos courtesy of Shelton Jones and the NCTM.
**This item is print on demand, so please allow up to 14 days for item to ship based on current inventory.**
