Regal Kits Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Steel-sided, Drop-bottom Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Manufacturer ID:

S-3

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, drop-bottom

Year/Era:

1915

Length:

46'

Volume:

1331cuft

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

G22

Ext. Reference:

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Ext. Reference:

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Notes:

These car originally had drop-bottom doors, but starting in 1920 they were rebuilt with fixed floors. In 1930 they were converted to be used in less-than-carload container service.

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet (PDF)

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet (scan)

Product Review:

S Gauge Herald, Oct 1962

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them. Regal marked these as 48-foot cars, but the prototype was 46 feet long.

Dick Karnes installed Northeastern Scale Models sprung Bettendorf trucks, and HO-scale Kadee couplers.

Ed Kirstatter installed S-Helper Service Y-type trucks and Kadee S-scale #802 couplers. The removable wood load was made from lots of ice cream sticks! It weighs 8-3/4 ounces, partly due to the brass bar put in the center sill.

A scan from their 1965 catalog.