New and In Stock!
N and HO Scale Drop-End Gondolas
Gondolas are crucial to freight rail operations. Designed for bulk or oversized loads, their low sidewalls allow them to carry a wide range of cargo, from steel plates, coils, and scrap metal, to ballast and coal. Some can additionally be found hauling pre-constructed track segments to work sites in maintenance-of-way service. First appearing in the 1920s, Drop-End Gondolas were built to allow for extra-length loads. The ends of the cars would fold inwards, allowing for loads longer than the gondola itself to be transported. The new Bachmann N Scale 52'6" Drop-End Gondola has all-new tooling and comes in a variety of authentic mid-20th century paint schemes. Each car comes fully assembled, featuring a highly detailed painted body with a posable drop-end gate for realistic operation, blackened machined metal wheels with RP25 contours, magnetically operated E-Z Mate® couplers, and added weight for optimum tracking performance.
Also Available in HO Scale
New Arrivals
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD #371604
Item No. 74805
RIO GRANDE™ #56179
Item No. 74806
Included Features
  • fully assembled
  • posable drop-end gates
  • precision graphics
  • blackened-metal wheels with RP25 contours
  • body-mounted, magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
  • non-magnetic blackened brass axles with needlepoint bearings
  • Celcon® trucks
  • added weight for optimum tracking performance
With record visitor numbers on opening day, the 2024 Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show was a resounding success. Our team was delighted to meet so many of you, answer your questions, and just talk trains. As always, we enjoyed seeing Bachmann models running on layouts throughout the show, and were continually impressed by the creativity and talent evident throughout the displays. Our 2024 Catalog announcements were soft-unveiled at the show, while we also revealed the first fully painted sample of our Amtrak® Acela® II in HO Scale. Look for us next at the World's Greatest Hobby on Tour© from February 10th-11th at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis!