For the Shapeways Designers, a PRR GS gondola

[towl1996]

As the title suggests, is any one interested in designing this car? Here is a link to the measurements,

http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=GS.gif&sel=gon&sz=sm&fr=

The car was fist built in 1944 and as of 1963 there were still over 28 on the roster.

http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=GS

Thanks

[Cajonpassfan]

The car was fist built in 1944 and as of 1963 there were still over 28 on the roster.

Thanks

I'm no PRR expert, but this is a much much older car....
Otto K.

[Altoona]

The GS class start in 1902. About 200 last till 1958 last three in service lasted till 1968.
Look at <http://prr.railfan.net/freight/classpage.html?class=GS> for more info

Judd Barton

[towl1996]

Good grief.

The point of this thread was to;

1. Engage with possible shapeways designers...

2. Provide measurements of the car.

3. Show that the car was rostered for several decades.

In my haste to make a case for the production of this car, I didn't read the entire page, but instead, went straight to the ORER chart and used the dates provide on it.

Thanks to the  's who strengthened my case by correcting me and showing that the car was produced in 1902 and not 1944, thus widening the potential market share for the designer to include those who may be modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad at the start of the century.

[chicken45]

You know what? I think this would be great!

I don't see a lot of steel bottom PRR gons out there. There were some great articles on the GS class in early TKM issues.

[nkalanaga]

Anything that stayed in service 66 years should sell to someone.  It's still too old for me (1974 BN), but I'd imagine that before WW II these were seen nationwide, and probably in Canada as well.

[towl1996]

Let's cast this out one more time to see if we gat a nibble...

[bbussey]

I don't know ... it would appeal to steam-era Pennsy modelers, certainly, but I don't see the appeal beyond that.  The G22 better fills the void of a signature PRR gondola from that era with that type of construction, and is more versatile, for non-PRR or transition-era modelers.

More Pennsy equipment traveled New Haven rails than any other foreign road by far, so I have more than a passing interest in the road.  But I have no interest regarding that prototype.   

[chicken45]

Offal. That's the appeal.