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Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« on: June 20, 2016, 10:26:01 AM »
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http://www.intermountain-railway.com/reservationflyers/RF0616HOandNGondolas.htm

The HO version is presumably the former E&C/etc. car, don't recall if Fred Becker ever offered this car in N....

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Re: Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2016, 11:19:46 AM »
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Will take a few  8) wonder whats the era on these I see early seventies built date on one. Also how many roads had them?

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Re: Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2016, 03:25:00 PM »
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Are the Trainworx corrugated gondolas a different prototype?

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Re: Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2016, 03:48:38 PM »
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Yes the Trainworx gondola is a Thrall prototype while the former Huberts car is obviously a Greenville prototype.

Intermountain car
http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=mp956012&o=mp

Trainworx car
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=884392

Main differences are:
- The ends
- Number of panels (15 vs 14)
- Fishbelly vs straight sill
- Ladders vs Grab irons

I believe both prototypes had variations in which panels had congregations.
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Re: Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2016, 04:36:18 PM »
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Will take a few  8) wonder whats the era on these I see early seventies built date on one. Also how many roads had them?

MP had cars built by Greenville, also some similar cars built by CNCF

UP built their own cars (and covers)  The HO cover previously offered by Huberts was based on an IC cover rather than UP... :facepalm: :ashat:

CNCF also built similar cars for N de M and GBW in addition to MP

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Re: Intermountain Value Line 52' Greenville Corrugated Gondola
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2016, 05:29:35 PM »
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Are the Trainworx corrugated gondolas a different prototype?

You just gave me an idea  :D

Huberts HO gondola cover:
http://www.terapeak.com/worth/huberts-hmr75141-ho-covered-gondola-union-pacific-up-97059/371428582382/

Assuming the offer the same cover in N, here's a prototype IC gondola cover on an IC gondola that looks more like Trainworx Thrall gondola without corrugations than the Intermountain Greenville gondola with corrugations...

http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=ic295372&o=ic
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