ScaleTrains Rivet N Scale 33539 Thrall-Trinity 42′ Steel Coil Car Conrail “Coil Shield” CR 623607

In the mid 1990s, Thrall Car Manufacturing introduced the 42’ coil steel car. This car shared many traits common to other Thrall built coil steel cars, including the basic body construction and jack pad design. The big difference with this version of the Thrall design was the fact that it was shorter and only had one hood. In 2001, Thrall Car Manufacturing was purchased by Trinity Industries and with this purchase, Trinity continued to build these same cars. The latest cars were delivered in 2012. The Trinity built cars have some detail differences from the Thrall built cars by adding a separate handrail to the ends of the car body and moving the end railings off the ends of the hood. These cars can be seen in singles or small groups roaming all over the country.

FEATURES:

All-new model
Era: 1997 to present
Series 623600 to 623699, built April/May 1997
Fully assembled
Multiple road numbers – CR 623600, 623607, 623620, 623647
Early body type, built by Thrall: Thrall builder logos, heavy “H” shaped reinforcement on top of draft gear, and end handrails attached to hood ends
Early V1 Hood: End handrails, square top lifting bail, inside guide stacking bracket and single reinforcement hood braces
Hoods are constructed with 10 individual parts including four (4) wireform side grab irons, two (2) wireform end handrails, two (2) hood stacking brackets, two (2) hood reinforcement braces, and lifting bail
Five (5) wrapped coil steel weight loads: two (2) small and three (3) medium
Separate positionable coil steel load dividers
Simulated wood interior floor using hand applied wash
Body with four wireform side grab irons
Factory-applied hood guides (4); brake wheel, stand, and chain; coupler cut levers (2); and trainline hoses (2)
See-through photo-etched metal wrap-around walkway
Complete underbody brake system with over 10 separately applied parts including air reservoir, control valve, retainer valve, and wireform plumbing
ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
36” machined metal wheels
Body-mounted semi-scale standard Type E knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains® compatible
Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
Operates on Code 55 and 70 rail
Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
Minimum radius: 9 ¾”
Recommended radius: 11”