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. HO undecorated 3D resin printed kit. This car is part of our new series known as the Roster Expansion Series. These kits are meant to be quick builds to help expand your fleet with minimal effort. With molded on grabs and stirrups, these cars can be super detailed or built as is to expand your freight car fleet quickly.
~Deluxe kit comes with the following: 3D printed car body/coupler covers, ExactRail 70-ton trucks with 33" wheels, Kadee 158 scale head couplers, 2#-56x1/8" screws for couplers, and 2#-56x1/4" screws for trucks.
~Basic kit comes with the following 3D printed parts: car body and coupler covers.
Holes for screws in coupler box, coupler cover, and truck mount should be drilled and tapped for proper screw attachment using a 1.8mm drill bit and 2-56 straight flute tap.
Minor imperfections could occur along with slight bowing depending on design. Applying heat will allow the model to be reshaped in the event any parts need to be straightened.
*Painted model shown for reference and is not included.*
