A.C. Gilbert Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Steel-sided Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24109

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided

Year/Era:

1948

Length:

42'9"

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

24109

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

Supplemental:

General A.C. Gilbert Gondola Notes

Online Article:

Has Photos

Supplemental Part:

B.T.S. Wood Flooring (part #02601)

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Pipe Brackets with Tie-down Wires

Notes:

Renowned collector and author Ted Hamler stated that official collector books list #24109 as having been produced in 1957. However, while the A.C. Gilbert catalog listed item #24109, the actual red and white box (labeled #24108 !) contained the #911 car. In 1957 Gilbert began using their new 5-digit numbering system that they assigned three numbers to each item for accounting purposes. For the C&O gondola, the three numbers were 24107, 24108, and 24109 depending on how it was to be sold/packaged. Starting in 1958 the C&O gondola first appeared with 24109 on the car that came in red and white box marked with #24109 on the end flaps. Of the five variations, the first variation, made in 1958, has yellow lettering and silver plastic pipes. The second variation was made in 1959 and 1960 and has yellow lettering and silver cardboard pipes. The third variation has yellow lettering and brown plastic pipes. The fourth has yellow lettering with orange cardboard pipes. The fifth variation has a black painted body, silver lettering, and silver plastic pipes.

This shows an example of the first variation mentioned above.

An example of the second variation, with silver cardboard pipes.