St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF) Steel-sided Gondolas
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
620
Prototype Info
Style:
steel-sided
Length:
42'9"
Road Name:
Southern Railway (SOU)
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1953
Road Number(s):
620
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Supplemental:
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Notes:
This model came in two versions. One had the road name spelled out with evenly-spaced letters, and the other had uneven spacings.
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
920
Prototype Info
Style:
steel-sided
Year/Era:
1950
Length:
42'9"
Volume:
4000cuft
Road Name:
Southern Railway (SOU)
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1953
Road Number(s):
920
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Supplemental:
Online Article:
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Notes:
This model was produced from 1953 through 1956, in three variations. The first variation has an unpainted (molded-in color) black plastic body. The second variation is painted black over either a black or a red plastic body. The third variation is also painted black except it is painted over a green plastic body. Like the #620, one had the road name spelled out with evenly-spaced letters near the top of the car, and the other had uneven spacings closer to the vertical center of the car.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
641
Prototype Info
Style:
steel-sided
Year/Era:
1940
Length:
42'9"
Volume:
4000cuft
Road Name:
St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1953
Road Number(s):
641
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Supplemental:
Online Article:
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Notes:
After the 1952 #641 came the 1953 (only) version which was decorated for Frisco.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
Finding Gondolas
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
941
Prototype Info
Style:
steel-sided
Year/Era:
1940
Length:
42'9"
Volume:
4000cuft
Road Name:
St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1953
Road Number(s):
941
Product Type:
plastic
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Supplemental:
Online Article:
Online Article:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
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Notes:
This model was produced from 1953 through 1956, in five variations. The first has a flat finish that is painted over a black body with type 7 trucks. The second has a gloss tuscan finish that is painted over a black body. The third is painted tuscan over a white body with light blue lettering. The fourth is painted tuscan over a black plastic body with gray or silver-gray lettering. The last variation is painted over either a white or a clear plastic body and has white lettering.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)