HO 65' Mill Gondola CSX #490587 (ATH-1948)

HO-Scale 65-Foot Mill Gondola in CSX livery (CSX #490587) is a detailed, ready-to-run model designed to depict long-load shipments to steel mills on HO layouts. Recreating the 1940s General American mill gondola, the car features riveted construction and end panels that hinge to fold inward, allowing long beams and other extra-length loads to extend beyond the car and typically requiring flat cars at both ends for clearance in service.

Decorated and fully assembled, it includes working drop ends that fold down, separately applied wire grab irons, interior detailing, and a weighted body for stable operation. It rides on machined metal wheels with RP25 contours and uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers for dependable prototypical coupling. With a minimum radius of 18 inches, it negotiates HO curves smoothly and adds authentic industrial-era detail to the layout.