HO Scale: Thrall 3564 Gondola - TTX 'Gold Crown'
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TrainLife Exclusive ExactRail HO Scale: Thrall 3564 Gondola
TTX 'Gold Crown' • 2005 'As-Delivered'
About the Paint Scheme:
In late 2005, TTX began to take delivery of a second batch of 100 cars from Trinity to compliment the 300 that were delivered earlier in the year. These cars came in a nearly identical paint scheme as the first 300 cars, however a logo known as the Gold Crown was applied in the far left panel on both sides of the car. While the Trinity gondola looks nearly identical to the Thrall 3564, it stands about 8 inches shorter and has a cubic foot capacity of 3267.
History:
After the overwhelming response of our past TrainLife.com Exclusive release, we have returned with 5 paint schemes that are often requested, but not completely correct on the mighty Thrall 3564 Gondola.
The modern 66 foot long mill gondola has a commanding presence on today's railroads. The Thrall built 3564 cubic foot capacity has been a common sight from the mid 1990s to today and can be seen in most corners of the USA, Canada & Mexico. These large gondolas are used in a wide variety of uses, they are often seen with loads of pipe, rebar, sheet metal, scrap metal and so much more. Introduce this staple of heavy industry to your layout today.
Features:
- Precision micro-tooled
- Extraordinarily accurate artwork
- Razor sharp printing
- ExactRail's exclusive
- 100-Ton ASF 'Ride Control'
- Kadee #58 couplers
- CNC-machined 36" metal wheel sets
Stats:
Region: North America
Era: 2005 to Today
Product Type: Gondola
Minimum Radius: 22"
About TrainLife Exclusive Freight cars:
ExactRail's dedication to accuracy means that they don't very often use 'stand in' tooling for projects that are close to a certain freight car (some people call these 'foobies'). We know that there are many holes in the modeling world and many people that are happy to have a stand in model so long as it represents something close to the real thing. We've worked closely with ExactRail to create close 'stand in' models to fill these holes.
