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Magazine Articles:
  • "Modern Trinity 52'6" Gondola," Eric Neubauer. Railroad Model Craftsman. August 99, 61-63.
    Detailed prototype info on Conrail last class of gondolas, plus Trinty roster and drawing of CR unit.
    • CR 585784

  • "Greenvile-Design Mill Gondolas," Richard Hendrickson. Railmodel Journal. Nov 96, 24-31.
    Prototype overview of the gondola and variations for Life-Like's Proto2000 HO gondola kit.
    • EL 1361 b&w
    • EL 14607 b&w

  • "52-Foot Thrall Gondolas, From Walthers HO Scale Kits," Jim Eager. Railmodel Journal. Jan 96, 4-10.
    Detailed overview of the prototype and its owners for the Walthers HO model. No Conrail photos, but good information about the gondola model and how it has problems matching most prototypes.

  • "From Composite To Coalporter: Pt 2," Tom Hoff. Mainline Modeler. Jan 96, 39-43.
    Detailed proto info on Johnstown America's and Bethlehem Steel's rebuilt hoppers, plus comprehensive roster.
    • CR 503331 G52L, Quality, b&w

  • "From Composite To Coalporter: Pt 1," Tom Hoff. Mainline Modeler. Dec 95, 32-40.
    Detailed proto info on Johnstown America's and Bethlehem Steel's rebuilt hoppers. Schematics for CSXT and BN versions.
    • RDG 484599 (483501-484600) HTg, RDG lettering 1-76 order, bw no date
    • PRR 670897 H39, b&w

  • "Mill Gons and a Master Modeler," W. Terry Stuart. Model Railroading. Aug 92, 42-44.
    Using the Eastern Car Works G26 65' mill gon for a PRR class G37, which Conrail had tons of.
    • PRR 379791, b&w, 7-87
    • PRR 379646, b&w
    • PRR 379692, b&w
    • PRR 441705 G33, b&w

  • "Pennsy G38 Ore Jenny," Ed Martin. Mainline Modeler. March 92, 73-76.
    Using an MDC ore jenny to create a G38. A great project. Diagrams also. PRR jennies survived until the end of the jennies in the mid-90s. No proto photos is only let down.

  • "Reading's Vanishing Mill Gon," Ed Sanicky. Model Railroading. March 91, 20-21.
    Uses Eastern Car Works HO scale 65' mill gondola. Conrail had several hundred of these RDG class GHo gondolas in 1977, with many surviving into MoW service.
    • RDG 31527 GHo, 11-87 & 8-89

  • "The NMRA 1990 Convention PRR Class G31C Gondola," Jim Six. Model Railroading. Aug 90, 42-44.
    Making the Con-Cor HO gondola, which is very close for all G38 subclasses and the G28, more accurate. A good builder's photo of a PRR G31C is included. Conrail had about 200+ of the G31's in PRR paint in 1977.
    • PRR 371604 G31C, b&w

  • "Steel Loads," Todd Sullivan. Railroad Model Craftsman. July 82, 70-71.
    Modeling various steel loads for gondolas. Besides the PC gondola photo is an overhead partial shot of an EL, RDG, and PC gondola.
    • PC number n/a

  • "Protofile 14: Lehigh Valley 65-Foot Gondola," Wayne Sittner. Railroad Model Craftsman. Feb 81, 93-94.
    Construction article based on two Athearn (HO) 50' Flatcars.
    • LV 34454, 12-79

  • "Weighting and Weathering E&B Valley's 65-foot Mill Gondola," PM Staff. PM. Jan.Feb 85, 37.
    A few tips on improving the model, then tips on how to paint it in PC colors. Jim Six helped with the article.
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