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International Railroad Discussion > VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil)Date: 04/02/19 17:53 VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, VLI has a nice model of stainless steel gondolas made in Brazil by Randon. They were built for coal, slag and phosphate rock.
Three pics of mine done here in town in different dates. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 04/02/19 20:59 Re: VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil) Author: usmc1401 Could be a new beet rack design. Just add wood extensions and standard gauge trucks.
Date: 04/03/19 21:20 Re: VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil) Author: ts1457 Thanks for posting. Interesting!
Why stainless? Date: 04/04/19 03:27 Re: VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil) Author: pedrop It is lighter and more resistant to abrasion.
ts1457 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for posting. Interesting! > > Why stainless? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 04/04/19 19:31 Re: VLI stainless steel gondolas (Brazil) Author: ts1457 pedrop Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > It is lighter and more resistant to abrasion. Thanks. Maybe my mind is failing me, but I am having difficulty in recalling any stainless steel freight cars in the USA. Of course, passenger cars are a different matter. |