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Prototype
Information:
Johnstown
America is the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum
bodied railcars celebrating production of over 60,000
aluminum coal cars
BethGon®
Twin Tub Floor Design
allows for the practical use of what used to be empty
space between the top of the rails and the bottom
of the traditional, flat bottom coal gondola floor.
By
replacing the flat floor between the cars trucks
with longitudinal tubs, the BethGon® design was
introduced to the railroad industry and the efficiency
of moving coal by rail took one giant step forward.
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Model
Features :
Packaged in 8-Car Sets, in cardpaper box with cut-out
foam liner.
Removable Coal Loads with molded interior bracing. Operate
with or without loads.
Realistic coal loads are easily removed -- revealing
molded interior bracing.
Close coupling knuckle coupler --
maintains prototypical distance between unit-train cars.
Shock
Absorber Construction: Low flange wheels with shock
absorber construction provide reliable operation! |