Rapido 163009 | 40' Drop-Bottom Gondola - Northern Pacific 6-Pack #1 | HO Scale

Rapido's HO scale 40 foot drop-bottom gondola in Northern Pacific, Pulpwood Service, black and white. This listing is the 6-pack #1, so you get six cars ready to run.

Drop-bottom gondolas earned their keep hauling ballast, ore, coal, sand and pulpwood, unloading through hopper doors in the floor rather than needing a tipple. Thousands ran on North American railroads from the 1930s well into the 1970s, and plenty finished their careers in maintenance of way service.

Specifications

Features

• Ready to run, no assembly required
• Finely moulded drop-bottom gondola body with separate detail parts
• Prototypical Northern Pacific paint and lettering: Pulpwood Service, black and white
• Six cars, each carrying a different road number for a realistic string
• Free-rolling metal wheelsets and knuckle couplers
• Scale: HO (1:87)

More in This Series

Other road names and schemes we stock from the same Rapido drop-bottom gondola run:

• Northern Pacific 6-Pack #2 — Rapido 163002
• Northern Pacific 6-Pack #3 — Rapido 163003
• Denver & Rio Grande Western 6-Pack — Rapido 163013
• New Haven 6-Pack — Rapido 163015

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cars come in this listing?
Six, each with a different road number so they look right running together.

What did these cars carry?
Ballast, ore, coal, sand and pulpwood mostly. The doors in the floor let a load drop straight out between the rails.

Does it need couplers or wheels fitted?
No, it is ready to run with couplers and metal wheelsets already installed.

What scale is this?
HO scale (1:87).

How long does a special order take?
Typically 7 days. We order it in the moment you check out and ship it the day it reaches us.

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