N 52' Mill Gondola CRLE #3556/3607/3692 (ATH-1917)

CRLE 52-foot Mill Gondola is a detailed scale freight car designed for realistic open-top bulk-load operations on model rail layouts. Open-top gondolas have long been a staple on railroads for hauling large, bulky loads, such as coil steel or scrap metal loaded by crane, and this model makes those scenes easy to depict on a layout.

Fully assembled and ready to run, it features body-mounted McHenry knuckle couplers, metal wheel sets, and screw-mounted trucks for accurate tracking. The car also showcases improved molded-on detail fidelity, fine-scale stirrups, and additional nut-and-bolt details to boost authenticity. With a minimum radius of 18 inches, it runs smoothly on standard layouts, and its open-top design makes it ideal for crane-loading scenes and bulk-cargo operations on industrial layouts.