The WalthersMainline HO Scale 40' 50-Ton Drop-Bottom Gondola is a model of the cars built with composite sides which used wood to conserve steel during WWI. Over 20,000 cars were built for 25 railroads to move coal, stone, steel and other loose loads. Features of the WalthersMainline 40' 50-Ton Drop-Bottom Gondola include:
  
 Limited Edition -- One Time Run of These Roadnumbers!
 Based on USRA drop-bottom design updated with newer trucks and AB brakes
 Moved coal, stone, steel and other loose loads
 Composite sides used wood to save metal during WWI
 Over 20,000 cars built for 25 railroads
 Cast-in floor detail with non-operating drop bottom doors
 Fully Assembled, Ready for Your Railroad
 Correct 33" Turned-Metal Wheelsets
 Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers
