Using a 50-foot Micro-Trains gondola, the author describes how he created a model of the prototype. Includes a parts list.

The C&O and B&O ordered 125 65.5' gondolas in 1969 from Bethlehem Steel. Article includes scale drawings and prototype photos.

The article covers the history of CP Rail coal unit trains, shows a roster of the "bathtub" cars, includes prototype photos, and comes with full scale drawings of all sides. Suggestions as to how to model this car are briefly covered for HO and N scale.

This is a good article on how to make castings, and more specifically about how to make gondolas. The article covers making the master, constructing the casting frame, making the mold, removing the master, making the castings, and removing and cleaning the castings.

This article covers the steam-era gondolas of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads. Includes many model and prototype photos of both railroads.

This article covers loads for gondolas and shows prototype and model photos of various loads, such as crates, structural steel, tanks, and scrap.

The author took four Mehano 50-foot gondolas (train-set quality) and rebuilt them to accurate match the CNJ prototype.

Covers modeling gondolas built by Fruehauf in 1971 and 1972 for Penn Central using Rail Yard Models kits. Article includes many model and prototype photos. Includes using the Coiled Wire load made by Chooch Enterprises.

This introductory installment of the in-depth series of articles covering the PRR's large fleet of gondola includes historical information, a break-down of all the gondola classes, and several photos of models.

This installment covers the GR and three-foot longer GRa. These were created around the 1900's and most were retired by the 1950's. It was essentially a flat car with wooden side extensions. Includes model photos, original scale drawing, and complete description of the construction of the Funaro & Camerlengo resin kit. The GRa model is built from a Westerfield kit.

This installment covers the class GS and GSh, which were built between 1902 and 1909 and retired into the 1940's and 1950's. They were short (40-ft) cars. The article describes how the author modeled these cars using HO-scale resin kits from several manufacturers.

Prototype and research information, as well as information about how to build a model in HO-scale of the PRR's G28.

These cars were built by the N&W in 1920 and had a 100-ton capacity. The article includes scale drawings, and two model photos.

The NS began converting their H-11 class coal hoppers to coal carrying gondolas in December of 1991. This article shows how the author did the same thing using Atlas' 100 ton hoppers.

Scales drawings of this car.

A tabular listing of all the PRR classes and subclasses of gondola's and which kits or R-T-R cars are available to the modeler. Covers only HO and O-scales.

Cube 1/2" diameter aluminum foil for a convincing load.

Low side gondolas were used to limit the amount material that could be carried by the car, or for where manual unloading of the content was required. The author describes how he took a Model Power gondola and converted it into these two cars.

Upgrading trucks, couplers, and installing a brake system.

This brief article covers the two gondola's the PRR had before the GR class of gondola's.

The author describes how he modified the Bowser HO-scale kit to model this car.

Making our models look more realistic by using various techniques to show their age.