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HO Scale Replicas Page – ACF 70-ton welded Drop-end Gondola

The 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola car as produced by ACF is the third all-new model in our HO scale product line.   First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR alone purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31/G31A/G31B/G35, serving the “Standard Railroad of the World” in every corner of North America in many customer applications.   If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model!   Besides PRR, several other railroads also purchased these gondolas from ACF, and some former PRR cars were purchased second-hand by various railroads.   Most of these gondolas were phased from revenue service during the 1990s. Our first product release sold out quickly, and now we are proud to offer you a rerun on the first 3 paint schemes – with ALL NEW road numbers, plus 3 new schemes:

BACK IN STOCK: Pennsylvania Railroad G31B "Original 1951"

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B in the original 1951 scheme painted PRR Freight Car Red, available in 12 NEW (never offered before!) road numbers, with road numbers specifically matching the Equipco delivered handbrakes. This is a continuation of our first release of these fine models in 2009.

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B, "Early Shadow Keystone"

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B, "Early Shadow Keystone" scheme painted PRR Freight Car Red with 1957 paint date, 12 road numbers available.

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B "Late Shadow Keystone"

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B in the "Late Shadow Keystone" scheme painted PRR Freight Car Red with 1959 paint date, available in 12 individual road numbers.

BACK IN STOCK: Pennsylvania Railroad G31B "Plain Keystone"

Pennsylvania Railroad G31B in the "plain keystone scheme" in PRR 1960s Freight Car Red, available in 6 individual road numbers! Check out these beauties with 1962 paint dates!

BACK IN STOCK: Penn Central G31B

Penn Central G31B in "PC Green" matched to the green offered by the Penn Central Historical Society, available in 6 NEW individual road numbers! We have heard your requests for this model; we now offer you the most accurate PC freight car model out of the box!

BACK IN STOCK: Conrail GE51D

Conrail (CR) GE51D in the standard Conrail brown scheme with logo, available in 6 road numbers.

BACK IN STOCK: Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western

Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western in the original 1951 scheme in black with the "Road of Anthracite" painted in white, available in 6 individual road numbers! Our DLW model comes with the Equipco handbrake, as found on the prototype as built by ACF.

BACK IN STOCK: Atlantic Coast Line

ACL Atlantic Coast Line in the original 1952 scheme in black with the distinct white delineators at the bottom of the car, available in 4 individual road numbers! Our ACL model comes with the Equipco handbrake, as found on the prototype as built by ACF.

Southern Pacific Original G-70-8

Southern Pacific (SP) "Original" G-70-8 in the original black paint scheme with white lettering, available in 6 road numbers.

Southern Pacific Original G-70-12

Southern Pacific G-70-12, "original 1953 scheme" SP Freight Car Red, 3 NEW road numbers available (additional road numbers to the cars from previous releases).

Southern Pacific Gothic

Southern Pacific (SP) "Gothic" with a 1966 repaint date, available with 12 road numbers.

Wabash "Original Black"

Wabash (WAB) in the original 1951 scheme painted black with white lettering, available in 3 NEW road numbers! These road numbers are in addition to our run from 2009. Our Wabash model comes with the Universal handbrake, as found on the prototype as built by ACF.

BACK IN STOCK: Sacramento Northern

Sacramento Northern (SN) "Original" 1959 scheme with black body and sharp yellow lettering, available with 3 road numbers.

BACK IN STOCK: Western Pacific

Western Pacific (WP) "Original" 1959 scheme with black body and sharp yellow lettering, available with 3 road numbers.

Undecorated Assembled

Undecorated assembled which comes from Tangent Scale Models painted primer gray! We are once again offering a production version of our ACF 70-ton gondola with Universal handbrake. Here is your opportunity to paint and letter your own without needing to assemble a kit!

We also offer undecorated kits for those of you that want to build your own!

Our motto is “Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers”.  We hope you'll agree! Our ACF 70-ton welded Drop-end Gondola replicas include:

  • Dimensional accuracy - scaled from American Car and Foundry plans
  • Thoroughly-researched colors
  • Exact fonts and lettering placement - compare our replicas to the prototype photos!
  • Scale-sized side tie-downs!
  • See through tie down holes
  • “Stand-off” ladders
  • Wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
  • See-through brake platforms
  • Interior detail
  • Road-specific handbrakes applied to match production specifications (Universal and Equipco handbrakes available as separate parts, too!)
  • Air hoses
  • Weighted to NMRA specs for smooth operation
  • Kadee® scale metal couplers
  • Our new 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride-Control trucks with free-rolling metal wheels
  • Recommended age 8 years and older.


Tangent Scale Models offers high-quality, well-researched, and smartly-executed HO scale replicas.   Our first two offerings are Pullman-Standard covered hoppers from the 1960s and 1970s: the PS-2 4000 and the PS-2CD 4740.   Tangent Scale Models is indeed a new manufacturer, but we plan to grow and serve you well with both information and models. Our shopping cart is on the Buy Models page, where we provide a listing of our model train products and all available road numbers!

Our 70-ton ASF A-3 trucks, Equipco and Universal handbrake parts, and undecorated kits (which will be available soon!) are available on the Buy Extras page. You may add products to your cart and checkout from these sources. Also note the links for “cart” and “checkout” at the upper top of all pages on our site if you need to return to your shopping cart! Thank you for shopping with Tangent Scale Models!

 

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