Train Tuesday 9/17/24: Athearn HO 60ft Gunderson DD High Cube Box Car, HO & N BethGon Coalporters

*Athearn HO 60ft Gunderson Double Door High Cube Box Car*
The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products. These boxcars are a fixture to any modern freight train.

This Athearn model depicts accurately a Gunderson built boxcar. Many paint schemes from the extremely similar Trenton/Greenbrier built cars are also offered as close “stand-in” type models.

*Athearn HO BethGon Coalporter*
The Coalporter was developed in an effort to create a higher-capacity, more efficient coal car. Built by Bethlehem Steel’s Johnstown American Corporation, the BethGon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity.

This ‘Bathtub’ design increased the cubic capacity of the car and gave the added advantage of a lower center of gravity for better tracking. Coalporters generally operate in solid unit trains. One end of each car is equipped with a rotary coupler, to allow a train to be fed through a rotary unloader without uncoupling the cars.

*View the N Scale PDF Announcement here:*

[amyreynolds]

Jim alot of Southern railway fans did not order the Gp15-1 because Southern railway never had one of these locomotives.

[sixpackmrttomskinner]

Enjoying the show but I appreciate the info and history of the items you show 👍👍

[flipjr]

Can a future Train Tuesday be about when there is updates on new releases like the Pacific Surfliners and the gp38-2's? Thank You Jim.

[charleswoods]

Good Evening Jim how was your day today

[jefferykeeper]

Sure would be nice if they would bring back the 12 car sets

[charleswoods]

Hey Jim thanks for the CSX train cars in the coal cars and those CSX 60 ft Box Cars I m hoping they will be in N scale and thanks Jim for showing them ok

[toddfeldpausch]

They look fantastic and I’ve ordered all 3 of the COER versions. Are there any plans to do brown versions of the COER cars? Were these cars ever lettered for HS?

[trainjack]

Hey Athearn, what’s the status of the HO Scale SD45T-2 locomotives??

[FirstnameLastname-tpzw]

I have problems in some genesis models, the bearing caps come off. I have not noticed this on the Scale trains or Tanget cars that have them....+On really long consists you need to use a buffer car that is typically heavier than normal cars. ❤🎉

[canadianlocomotivelogistics]

Please tell me that you used different road numbers then the last run you did years ago.