Add the modern coal industry to your HO railroad with WalthersMainline 50' Bethgon Coalporter Gondolas. The prototype for this freight car remains a common sight, running in unit trains all across the North American rail network.

Built by Bethlehem Steel’s Johnstown American Corporation, the Bethgon features all-aluminum construction and a unique trough-style bottom for added carrying capacity. Because there are no discharge chutes on the bottom of the car, these cars are unloaded strictly by rotary dump.

This latest run of WalthersMainline Bethgons is available as single cars or in convenient 3-packs.

Features:

• Appropriate for layouts set in the 1970s to present day
• Crisply printed graphics and legible stencils on car sides and ends for added realism
• Individually molded & applied Internal bracing
• Scale 36" diameter turned metal wheels
• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers
• Add your own custom load with Chooch Flexible Coal Loads (214-87102), available separately

Order Due Date: January 30, 2026

Anticipated Delivery Date: November 2026

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