*11000 46' GKA BATTLESHIP GONDOLA, N&W *11001 N&W GKA BATTLESHIP GONDOLA Price: $35.00 Shipping: $0.00 Part Number: 11001 ERAS: 10s 20s 30s GONDOLA MODELS: cars built 1914 and running to rebuilding as GKd in 1930. ROADS: N&W Temporarily out of production. The first high capacity gondola, N&W built 750 GKa cars numbered 100000-100749 in 1914 for use at its new Lamberts Point rotary dumper. The cars were successful and in 1916 and additional 1,000 cars of class GKb numbered 100750-101749 were built. These were 15" shorter and 3" taller but except for different end sills looked externally identical to the GKA. Built without internal crossties, these were added to both classes in the early 1920s and the cars repainted. Rebuilt from the ground up in 1927-30, the cars were given peaked corrugated ends and re-classed GKd. They lasted until 1953. Our kit 11001 models the GKa as built and as improved in the early 1920s. It consists of a one-piece body that contains all of the internal detail except the crossties. The underbody needs only the cover plates and brake rigging for completion. A hidden weight allows the car to run empty. The Pilcher 6-wheel trucks are available built-up from Bethlehem Car Works. Our supply of truck castings has run out. WESTERFIELD 53 RIVER LANE CROSSVILLE, TN 38555 Telephone: 931-484-7233 E-Mail: westerfield@charter.net