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Deep
Rib Woodchip Cars:
Wood chips are used to make paper, and particle board and
sometimes even burned as fuel. Ironically, for decades wood
chips were burned as waste by sawmills who had no use for
them. It wasn't until the fifties that they really began
to be viewed as a commodity. Railroads solved the problem
early on by adding high sides to gondolas, or "can-opener-ing" boxcars (cutting the roofs off and welding up the doors)
. While this worked for a while (some of them are still
in service), there was a need for something stronger and
bigger.
Originally developed in the late 60's by Gunderson
Brothers, this design class would see service from coast
to coast. Gunderson often licensed the design to builders
like Magor, Maxon, Ortner, and others. These builders would
add their own twists, but the design would stay basically
the same.The deep rib gondolas have sides that are slightly
sloped to make unloading by rotary dumper a little easier.
The ends are also hinged at the top (opening like a big
garage door) so the car can be unloaded by tilt table (like
a dump truck) or the end can be propped open and the car
can be unloaded by skip loader. Although the sides are sloped,
the ribs are not, which means the ribs seem to get deeper
from the top of the car down. The 100T deep rib woodchip
car had the rigidity to withstand being upended on a lift,
and emptied through the swinging doors at the end of the
car.
With the first version of the cars, built for the Northern Pacific, there was only one end door, with a high mounted
brake wheel occupying the other end. This necessitated having
the cars in the correct orientation for switching. When
the UP ordered cars, Gunderson Brothers was asked to have
the cars open from both ends. Union Pacific ordered many
of the cars, some with ratchet brake handles and some with
a side-mounted brake wheel. In the southwest and the southeast,
similar designs were in use for the Western Pacific, the
Southern, the CSX, and others.
Not all of the cars were in railroad
service, as several paper manufacturers owned their own
cars. The models feature all of the appropriate end detail
including top hinges on both ends. The brake "wheel"
on most releases is actually a ratchet arm rather than the
traditional wheel although in some instances (such as our
second Union Pacific run) a wheel is used. These cars come
with the appropriate 100 ton Roller Bearing trucks. The
immense size of these cars make them a real head turner
when mixed into a normal freight train.
Most of these cars
are still in use. Some of them have been sold or repainted
into new owner schemes. The Northern Pacific cars are still
working on the BN- some in their original paint, some with
the road numbers painted out and repainted for BN, some fully
repainted into Cascade Green. Also, NP cars have been sold
to several other roads, like the D&NE who painted out
the NP markings apparently with a roller!
These sturdy steel
cars will be joining their more modern counterparts serving
the paper manufacturers and woodchip burners well into the
future. In the meantime, more uses for these large cars
are coming up all the time. Out of Los Angeles, you regularly
see these cars carrying shredded aluminum up to a location
in Montana, for an as yet undetermined use. They are also
used in recycling service. One thing you will never see
is one of these cars loaded for coal. While the proverbial
"pound of feathers vs. pound of lead weighs the same,
they don't take up the same space. If one were to fill one
of these cars with coal, you would likely never be able
to move it!
The Model:
The Deluxe Innovations Gunderson Deep
Rib 100T Woodchip Car accurately represents the prototype
with ribs that are deeper at the bottom than they are at
the top. MUCH deeper! In fact, we were stymied for months
on how to actually print this car. Eventually, we came up
with a now patented methodology for getting ink onto these
cars to accurately represent the prototype. The cars come
with a sprue of crossbraces for the top that allow you to
add them if you are running empty.
As with all deluxe products, the braces are molded in a
color that is most useful for the model as built. The underside
of the car continues the ribbing apparent on the sides,
and the brake gear reversing lever actually protrudes from
the side of the car, as it does on the prototype.
If one
were to wish to model the end doors as opening, they come
as a separate piece to facilitate this. Cutting down the
ends, and making an opening door requires one extra set
of door molding, which are available from the deluxe factory.
There are two end variations available, one for the early
Northern Pacific prototype, and one for the standard prototype.
The NP version carries the High Mounted brake wheel on a
fixed end, and the standard version carries end doors on
both ends. The NP sides are clear of all brake hardware,
and the standard version has a side mounted ratcheting handle.
In addition, we have produced the UP side mounted brake wheel
version, which was built at the request of the UP car foreman.
NP also had this version of the car, and several are still
around, some even repainted for BN! |
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March 2013 Announcements
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Part #: DI-AR-0047 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Set of 6 cars - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola(s) |
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Squeak N Products is releasing a run of American Railcar Leasing (ARL) Construction and Demolition Waste Cars on the DeLuxe deep rib woodchip gondola body. ARL was formed from the leasing business of ACF Industries. These cars carry FWTX reporting marks as they were built for and originally leased to First Waste Transload Inc. which is no longer in business. C&D cars are generally known as Trash Cars although they rarely carry regular garbage. Blocks of the cars are seen on the Susquehanna (NYSW) main line as well in as other parts of the Northeastern U.S. and Ontario, Canada. |
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Part #: AR-0047-01 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Road #: FWTX 620001 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
Part #:
AR-0047-02 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Road #: FWTX 620022 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
Part #:
AR-0047-03 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste -- Road #: FWTX 620047 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
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AR-0047-04 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Road #: FWTX 620068 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
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AR-0047-05 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Road #: FWTX 620073 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
Part #:
AR-0047-06 - American Railcar Leasing C&D Waste - Road #: FWTX 620090 - Deep Rib Demolition Waste {Woodchip} Gondola |
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Squeak N Products is releasing a run of American Railcar Leasing (ARL) Construction and Demolition Waste Cars on the DeLuxe deep rib woodchip gondola body. ARL was formed from the leasing business of ACF Industries. These cars carry FWTX reporting marks as they were built for and originally leased to First Waste Transload Inc. which is no longer in business. C&D cars are generally known as Trash Cars although they rarely carry regular garbage. Blocks of the cars are seen on the Susquehanna (NYSW) main line as well in as other parts of the Northeastern U.S. and Ontario, Canada. |
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December 2012 Re-Announcement/Announcements
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Part #: DI-100011 Brown Dimi Data - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) |
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Part #: DI-100021 Black Dimi Data - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) |
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Ready for you to apply your favorite logo or reporting marks. All lettering is white. |
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Part #: DI-100221 Union
Pacific - Road #: UP 147993 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car |
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There are 2 basic versions of the car in this run of 6 road numbers. One car in each multi-Pack will have the UP shield while the rest have billboard lettering. Most have a ratchet style brake and one, road number 147678, has a side mounted brake wheel. |
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Part #: DI-100222 Union Pacific
- Road #s: UP 147678, UP 148118 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 2-Pack |
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Part #: DI-100223 Union Pacific
- Road #s: UP 148082, UP 148039, UP 147802 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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There are 2 basic versions of the car in this run of 6 road numbers. One car in each multi-Pack will have the UP shield while the rest have billboard lettering. Most have a ratchet style brake and one, road number 147678, has a side mounted brake wheel. |
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Part #: DI-105611 - Southeastern Industrial Enterprises C&D/Trash Service Cars- Road #: TERX 233 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) |
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The single car has different billboard lettering on each side and no conspicuity striping. There are a total of 6 road numbers. Look for a run of shallow rib cars in TERX to be announced in the near future too. |
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Part #: DI-105612 - Southeastern Industrial Enterprises C&D/Trash Service Cars - Road #’s: TERX 231, 236 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 2 Pack (have stencils on 2 different panels) |
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Part #: DI-105613 - Southeastern Industrial Enterprises C&D/Trash Service Cars - Road #’s: TERX 227, 228, 229 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 3 Pack |
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The 3-pack cars have a 2 pane stencil on one panel and have yellow conspicuity stripes. There are a total of 6 road numbers. Look for a run of shallow rib cars in TERX to be announced in the near future too. |
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Part #: DI-106011 - Greenbrier Leasing - Road #: GBRX 34691 (Brown ex-NP) - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola |
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Greenbrier Leasing Deep Rib Cars with High-mounted Brakewheel
Greenbrier Leasing acquired these cars and quickly put them into service after applying black patchs and new reporting marks. Later, the old heralds were patched in body (almost!) color paint. |
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Part #: DI-106012 - Greenbrier Leasing - Road #: GBRX 34681, 34694 (Brown ex-NP) - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 2 Pack |
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Part #: DI-106021 - Greenbrier Leasing - Road #: GBRX 34536 (Green ex-BN) - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola |
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Greenbrier Leasing Deep Rib Cars with High-mounted Brakewheel
Greenbrier Leasing acquired these cars and quickly put them into service after applying black patchs and new reporting marks. Later, the old heralds were patched in body (almost!) color paint. |
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Part #: DI-106022 - Greenbrier Leasing - Road #: GBRX 34527, 34534 (Green ex-BN) - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola - 2 Pack |
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Part #: DI-106023 - Greenbrier Leasing - Road #'s: GBRX 34505, 34511, 34526 (Green ex-BN) - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola - 3 Pack |
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Greenbrier Leasing Deep Rib Cars with High-mounted Brakewheel
Greenbrier Leasing acquired these cars and quickly put them into service after applying black patchs and new reporting marks. Later, the old heralds were patched in body (almost!) color paint. |
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Part #: DI-100711 - Western Pacific - Road #: WP 5108 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) |
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The Feather River Route railroad had only 10 of our deep rib woodchip gondolas, and we already released 7 numbers, so this single is a duplicate of a number in the 6-pack from 1995. The cars are black with white billboard lettering. |
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Part #: DI-100713 - Western Pacific - Road #’s: WP 5102, 5105, 5109 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 3 Pack |
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October 2012 Deliveries
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Part
#: DI-100311 Southern Railway Single Car - Road #: SOU 139496 - Deep
Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car |
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This run is 6 road numbers of black cars with white billboard lettering and the Wood Chip Service logos. One car in each multi-pack has the service logo in yellow and black, the rest are white and black. These cars have a high-mounted brake wheel on the end. |
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#: DI-100312 Southern Railway - Road #s: SOU 139563, SOU 139664 - Deep
Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 2-Pack |
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Part
#: DI-100313 Southern Railway - Road #s: SOU 139670, SOU 139543, SOU 139675 - Deep
Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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This run is 6 road numbers of black cars with white billboard lettering and the Wood Chip Service logos. One car in each multi-pack has the service logo in yellow and black, the rest are white and black. These cars have a high-mounted brake wheel on the end. |
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Part #: DI-100411 - Canadian/Canadien National - Road #: CN 873605 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) |
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These cars have a minor but important difference on each side, the name is spelled “Canadian” on one side and “Canadien” on the other. A total of 10 different road numbers will be made in this run of brown cars with white lettering. |
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Part #: DI-100412 - Canadian/Canadien National - Road #’s: CN 873628, 873636 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 2 Pack |
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Part #: DI-100413 - Canadian/Canadien National - Road #’s: CN 873639, 873660, 873673 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 3 Pack |
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Part #: DI-100414 - Canadian/Canadien National- Road #’s: CN 873600, 873611, 873642, 873654 - Deep Rib Woodchip Gondola(s) - 4 Pack |
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These cars have a minor but important difference on each side, the name is spelled “Canadian” on one side and “Canadien” on the other. A total of 10 different road numbers will be made in this run of brown cars with white lettering.
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Part
#: DI-100611 Milwaukee Road - Road #: MILW 276032 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car |
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Decorated in brown with white billboard lettering, these cars are all identical except the 6 different road numbers. The bodies are deep rib with both ends hinged and a side-mounted brake wheel. |
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Part
#: DI-100612 Milwaukee Road - Road #s: MILW 276053, MILW 276108 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 2-pack |
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Part
#: DI-100613 Milwaukee Road - Road #s: MILW 276125, MILW 276138, MILW 276147 - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Decorated in brown with white billboard lettering, these cars are all identical except the 6 different road numbers. The bodies are deep rib with both ends hinged and a side-mounted brake wheel. |
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2007 Announcement - ETA: TBA |
Part #: DI-105801 Burlington Northern
single car - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car
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Part #: DI-105803 Burlington Northern
- Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-pack |
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2007 Release - Delivered |
Part #: DI-105911 - Ashley Drew
& Northern - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip
Car Click photo
to see large view |
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Part #: DI-105913 - Ashley Drew
& Northern - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-pack |
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Late
2006 Release - Delivered |
Part #: DI-105701 - CSX (Ex SCL) - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car Click
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Part #: DI-105703 - CSX (Ex SCL) - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Part #: DI-105601 - Seaboard
Coast
Line
- Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car Click
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Part #: DI-105603 - Seaboard
Coast Line - Deep
Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Part #: DI-105501 - Norfolk Southern - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car Click
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Part #: DI-105502 - Norfolk Southern
- Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 2-Pack |
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Part #: DI-105503 -Norfolk Southern
- Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Part #: DI-105201 -Columbia
& Cowlitz - High End Brake
Wheel - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car Click
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Part #: DI-105203 - Columbia
& Cowlitz - High End Brake
Wheel - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Part #: DI-105111 - Northern
Pacific - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car Click
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Part #: DI-105113 - Northern
Pacific - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car - 3-Pack |
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Earlier
Releases |
Part #: DI-10080 CSX Singles - Deep Rib Gunderson Woodchip Car
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Item Description
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Stock Checks:
Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
are available and if possible attempt to locate what we
don’t have while you are on the phone. |
Last Update by: GJC |
Sunday, July 7, 2019 3:36 PM |
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