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Gondola, 52 Foot 6 Inch, Mill

Vehicle - Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 52 Foot 6 Inch, Mill Photo courtesy of Greenbier
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NameGondola, 52 Foot 6 Inch, Mill
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypeRolling Stock (Freight)
SubTypeGondola
Variety52 Foot 6 Inch, Mill
ManufacturerVarious (Details)
EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)



History: Mill gondolas are primarily used for steel mill products, including metal beams, pipe, coiled steel, scrap, wire and other finished mill products. Their drop end enabled them to carry items longer than the car itself (usually with idler flatcars on either side).
Through the 1950's most gondolas were 50-Ton cars; it grew to 70-Ton in the 1960's. From 1960's on, Thrall became a major builder of gondolas. Other builders included Pullman-Standard, Greenville, Bethlehem, Ortner, Evans/SIECO and Trinity.
These gondolas are still offered nowadays by major builders such as Greenbier or TrinityRail.

Text adapted from Jeff Wilson's "Modern Freight Cars" (Kalmbach Media).
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This set of items is comprised of more than one name. Please look at the component items for details on the specific roadnames and/or manufacturers.

Item Links: We found: 1 different collections associated with Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 52 Foot 6 Inch, Mill
Item created by: Alain LM on 2020-02-15 03:06:02. Last edited by Alain LM on 2020-02-15 03:16:07

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