Rivet Counter N Scale Thrall-Trinity 42' Coil Steel Car, Norfolk Southern/NS/Protect III
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. 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. These cars can be seen in singles or small groups roaming all over the country.
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
Protect III Hood, unique to Norfolk Southern
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
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.
