Lanes Trains Gondolas

We are currently really lacking in the variety of gondolas in S Scale. That is why the next car we are producing is the PRR G26 and G26a. See below. There was a very good western drop bottom gondola made, but I have not bought one yet.

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GRa

This car is a urethane kit that was made by Steve Funaro for Central Hobby Supply in Syracuse NY in the early 1990s It was released at the same time as the FM flat car kit. I assembled the GRa first. It is also the first urethane kit I assembled. I was not very interested in underbody detail at that time, so there is none added on this car. There were some assembly issues with this kit. The ends were not long enough to cover the sides. They were too long to fit between the sides. So I had to compromise and notch the sides to get the ends to fit. I made all the stake pockets 1 at a time. It is currently in need of some minor repairs. This is a car I would like to make in brass some day.

G24

This is a Ready To Run plastic G24 with a real wood interior.

It is made by Des Plaines Hobbies.

G26 & G26a

This is our pilot model. There have been some improvements to the production cars. The G26 & G26a are done. I have always thought that the G26 was the “mans man” of PRR gondolas. It is different, long and has ends that drop and are removable for that added little bit of “play value”.

Updated 7-29-08