HO NSC 3650 cf Railgon, GNTX #295541

Aurora Miniatures North America Inc. is proud to offer the National Steel Car 3650 cf 66’ ‘Railgon’ Gondola in HO scale.  These Canadian-built modern 66’ gondolas were introduced in 2012, they were assigned the GNTX reporting mark and painted in the prominent ‘Railgon’ scheme with a large Tuscan red TTX logo on a yellow background. They can be found across North America in steel mill service. Similar-looking gondolas were also built for BNSF, Canadian Pacific and other owners. We are offering 20 unique GNTX road numbers along with a ‘Data Only’ version for the first production run.

Series-Specific Features

• GNTX 295500-296099, TTX Class ‘NSG21’, built in 2012 by National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• Accurately replicated gondola body style is unique to this series.
• Low mounted brake rods, also unique to this series of cars.
• Underframe ‘Piping to nowhere’ reserved for TMB systems.
• Model depicts ‘as-delivered’ appearance of the prototype gondola.
• Yellow reporting mark and road number.
• Yellow Railgon logo on centre side of car.
• TTX Tuscan-red logo on yellow background on right side of car.
• Barber S-2-HD Trucks with blue ‘Brenco’ AAR Class K bearings.
• ‘Data-Only’ version have the following printing omitted: road name, road number, class marking, logos, reflective stripes. Modellers to apply their own decals to complete the model.

General Model Features
• First ever HO scale model of this uniquely Canadian 66’ gondola!
• All-new model designed from various prototype resources.
• Precision painting and printing, fully assembled, ready-to-run.
• Highly detailed, injection-moulded plastic body with accurately shaped side and underframe supports.
• Separately applied grab irons, handrails, reinforcement plates, air brake system components and piping, coupler cut levers and air hoses.
• Near-scale size draft gear box with side detailing.
• 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with fully replicated bolster & center plate detail, side bearings and brake beams.
• NMRA RP-25, Code 110, machined metal 36” wheelsets featuring prototypical wheel contour and axle tapering.
• Animated rotating roller-bearing caps.
• Aurora Janney scale head couplers installed.