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Lionel United States Steel Corporation (USS) Steel-sided Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

4-9301

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Volume:

2240cuft

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1981

Road Number(s):

9301

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model has 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2119191

Additional IDs:

2119192

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Bethlehem Steel (BSLX)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number(s):

9191, 9192

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF


(image copyright © Lionel)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48547

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1981

Length:

40'6"

Volume:

1995cuft

Road Name:

Chessie System (C&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2006

Road Number(s):

913400

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model has a dark-blue body color and comes with a gray pipe load. It was only sold as part of Lionel's #49615 Chessie Freight Set.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

4-9300

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1980

Road Number(s):

9300

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48525

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Volume:

2259cuft

Road Name:

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2001

Road Number(s):

197190

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model comes with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2119201

Additional IDs:

2119202

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

CSXT

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number(s):

720195, 720273

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF


(image copyright © Lionel)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48541

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1974

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Volume:

2370cuft

Road Name:

Delaware & Hudson (DH)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2005

Road Number(s):

13903

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2119211

Additional IDs:

2119212

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number(s):

56326, 56374

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF


(image copyright © Lionel)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48545

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (DMIR)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2006

Road Number(s):

4290

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:


(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48553

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

fantasy: Christmas

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2007

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

With candy canes.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48875

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

fantasy: Christmas

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2016

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

The model comes with 4 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48335

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Road Name:

fantasy: Christmas

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1998

Road Number(s):

631

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

This was Lionel's 1998 Christmas Car. It has a package of 6 Christmas trees as its load.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48230

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Road Name:

fantasy: National Toy Train Museum

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2003

Road Number(s):

1977

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

This was a special run done for the National Toy Train Museum's 25th anniversary. It has a yellow body color and comes with a load of gray pipes.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48566

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

fantasy: Paradise Tree Farm

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2012

Road Number(s):

2512

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

52'6"

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1998

Road Number(s):

72633, 72727

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

These were the show cars for the 1998 O Scale West / S West.


(image copyright © Rich Gajnak; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48879

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

42'

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Class:

GA

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2016

Road Number(s):

61002

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

Includes removable pipe load.


(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48510

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1995

Length:

40'

Volume:

4945cuft

Road Name:

Nickel Plate Road (NKP)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1995

Road Number(s):

48510

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model came with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-47964

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Norfolk Southern (NS)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2016

Road Number(s):

197572

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

The model came with 4 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color containers.


(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2119221

Additional IDs:

2119222

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number(s):

390241, 390252

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF


(image copyright © Lionel)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48526

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Reading (RDG)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2002

Road Number(s):

38708

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48217

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

2000

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2016

Road Number(s):

7111

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

This was a special commission for the 2000 Toy Train Operators Society convention. This was the idler car for the accompanying orange Lionel #6-48218 crane car (car #7070). Both are decorated for "SPMW", which is the Southern Pacific Maintaince-of-Way.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48500

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1987

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1987

Road Number(s):

48500

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model came with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

4-9303

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1984

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1984

Road Number(s):

9303

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model has a black body color and came with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

4-9304

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1986

Road Number(s):

9304

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model has a freight-car-red body color and came with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-41024

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

46'9"

Road Name:

U.S. Forest Service

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2015

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Notes:

This was a special run done for the 2015 Toy Train Operators Society convention. The model came with 4 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color containers.


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

6-48549

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2007

Road Number(s):

48549

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model comes with 4 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color, but undecorated, containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.


(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

2119231

Additional IDs:

2119232

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Road Name:

United States Steel Corporation (USS)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

2022

Road Number(s):

260031, 260032

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF


(image copyright © Lionel)

(image copyright © Lionel)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Lionel

Manufacturer ID:

6-48503

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1986

Length:

marked 52'6", actual 46'9"

Volume:

1422cuft

Road Name:

Wabash (WAB)

Model Info

Gauge:

AF

Introduced:

1988

Road Number(s):

48503

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF

Online Article:

Notes:

The model has a black body color and came with 5 "air-activated" less-than-carload molded-in color and decorated containers. These were typically used for transporting dry cement.

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