S Scale America Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Composite Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1604

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

2063cuft

Road Name:

Boston & Maine (BM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

90002, 90045, 91488, ?????

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1605

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

1770cuft

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Class:

G-5

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

29509, 29680, 29761, 29855

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Ed Kirstatter installed Bettendorf ASF trucks and Kadee S-scale #802 couplers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1601

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

2063cuft

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

114507, 114625, 114733, 114949

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1603

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

2063cuft

Road Name:

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

188344, 188556, ??????, ??????

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Ed Kirstatter has a custom load added to it.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Length:

42'10"

Volume:

50-ton, heap 2063 cu-ft

Road Name:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Road Number(s):

124, 957

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Notes:

S Scale America shows no official record of this car, so it is speculated that this was a special run done for an NASG Convention.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1602

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

2063cuft

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

349509, ??????, ??????, ??????

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Manufacturer ID:

SSA1606

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Year/Era:

1919

Length:

41'6"

Volume:

2063cuft

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Class:

G24

Notes:

The PRR built 750 of these cars in 1919. Most were converted from the wooden sides to steel sides, so this SSA model represents an as-built model.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2004

Road Number(s):

351475, 351524, 351696, 351739

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Online Article:

Peter Vanvliet's Coupler Conversion

Peter Vanvliet installed Walthers ProtoMax HO-scale couplers on his model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S Scale America

Prototype Info

Style:

composite

Road Name:

Soo Line (SOO)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2012

Road Number(s):

7215

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Weight:

8oz (228g)

Magazine Article:

Mainline Modeler, Jul 1981, pg 18 (has car design diagram in S-scale)

Notes:

This was a special run done for the 2012 Fall S Fest sponsored by the Badgerland S Gaugers.