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Who makes those gondolas in February 2015 issue?

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 3:13 PM

I wanted to post an update, because I'd said that I'd emailed Harvey Young with your question. Unfortunately, I learned today that he has died. His obituary is online here. My condolences to his family.

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Posted by kstrong on Monday, January 12, 2015 12:13 AM

Definitely Bachmann's wood ore/hopper car. I can't find them listed on Bachmann's web site anymore, so I don't know if they're stil in production. I checked a few retalers to no avail, but I do see them at swap meets and train shows fairly regularly. I usually see them for around $50 give or take. There's on on ebay now (from Austria) for $95.

Later,

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Posted by gardenguy on Saturday, January 10, 2015 3:55 PM

To the best of my recollection those two-bay wood sided hopper cars were made by Bachmann.  Not sure since I got them 10 years ago.  Maybe Harvey can give you a better answer.

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Friday, January 9, 2015 8:31 AM

Hello,

FYI, I've emailed both Harvey and Don and pointed them to your question.

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Who makes those gondolas in February 2015 issue?
Posted by laxrebel on Thursday, January 8, 2015 8:14 PM

Am trying to identify who makes the shorty gondolas shown on pages 43, 44 and 61 of Harvey Young's and Don Parker's layout in the February issue. 

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