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AkSarBen 50' Gondola
AkSarBen 50' Gondola, Straight Sides
Brand AkSarBen Side Color Black
Description 50' Gondola, Straight Sides, Drop End End Color Black
Manufacturer Micro-Trains Top Color Black
Model # Type Road Number Year Produced Build Date Shop Date Era MSRP Online Auction High Online Auction Low Other High Other Low
ASB1014 Single Car 31722 NA 1952 1952 1952-1974 11.00 27.50 18.50 53.00 27.80
Notes:
* Numbered from the Series 31600-31799, 52’-6” ribbed gondola with fishbelly sides and drop ends.
* Photo on page 158 of C&O Freight Cars 1937-1965 Volume 1:Hopper and Gondola Cars.
* Listed in Price Guides as a Special Run
* Era starts with build date and ends with likely repaint to Chessie.
* Example is shown on page 65 of Morning Sun book "Chesapeake and Ohio Color guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment" by David Hickcox.