ZCC HIGH-SIDE GONDOLAS -3 PACK

ZEIGLER COAL COMPANY #106, 125 & 140
N Thrall High Side Gondola w/Load, ZCCX #3 (3)

In the 1960s, coal haulage shifted from open hopper cars to high-sided gondolas. Using a gondola, the railroads are able to haul a larger amount of coal per car since gondolas do not include the equipment needed for unloading. However, since these cars do not have hatches for unloading the products shipped in them, railroads must use rotary car dumpers (mechanisms that hold a car against a short section of track as the car and track are slowly rotated upside down to empty the car) or other means to empty them.

MODEL FEATURES:
Machined metal wheels
Screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks
Body-mounted McHenry® scale operating knuckle couplers
Accurately painted and printed
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Fully-assembled
Accurately painted and printed
Highly detailed, injection molded body
Weighted for trouble free operation
Minimum radius: 9 ¾"