Athearn #8388 52’ Mill Gondola - Rock Island

MODEL FEATURES • Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers • New 3-packs make modeling a complete train easy • Separately applied wire grab irons and etched end platforms • 33” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track • Weighted for optimum performance • Fully assembled and ready for your layout • Razor sharp painting and printing • Multi-packs feature unique road numbers • Minimum radius 18” PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO Open top cars such as gondolas have been a mainstay on railroads for decades as they are ideal for carrying large bulky loads such as coil steel or scrap metal loaded by crane PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE • Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment • Faded base colors matched to the prototype • Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust