Prototype Information Page - Bethlehem 70-ton riveted Drop-end Gondola

This page includes prototype information about the Bethlehem Steel 70-ton riveted Drop-end Gondola.

The Bethlehem Steel 70-ton riveted Drop-end Gondola First produced in March 1937 for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as class O-59, B&O alone purchased 4,000 of these drop-end gondolas which served every corner of North America in many services.   Five additional railroads purchased these Bethlehem-design gondolas in intervening years until production ceased in 1957.   Most of these gondolas were phased from revenue service by the mid-1980s, with many serving additional years in various MOW roles.

The Tangent Scale Models stunning replica of the Bethlehem Steel 70-ton riveted Drop-end Gondola includes the most prominent details found on the prototypes, including many of the detail variations you see between the different paint schemes pictured on this page.  

See the replicas page here for more details about our models . If you want to learn more about these common yet distinctive prototypes, you may order Volume 23 or Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, available here.

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Photo Gallery - Bethlehem 70-ton riveted Drop-end Gondola – matching our schemes released “so far”
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