Railroads have used 24-foot cars to transport iron ore since the late 1800s. By the early 1900s, steel cars replaced wood, offering higher payloads but keeping the same short design due to heavy ore loads and fixed-length ore pockets at docks. In the 1960s, the introduction of Taconite, a lighter pelletized ore, allowed for larger volumes, prompting cars to be fitted with side extensions. Our model is based on the 1948 U25 Class car built for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, with 500 cars produced in this group, and thousands more were built by other manufacturers following a similar design.
Prototype Specific ScaleTrains
- Era Early 60s – 80’s
- Multiple road numbers
- Fully assembled
- Bodies with no extensions, or medium side extensions
- Draw barred 4 car sets where appropriate
- Finely cast stirrup steps; end details; underbody and brake system
- Wire grab irons
- Separately applied handbrake wheel
- Detailed trucks
- 33” Machined metal wheels
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Plastic semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers, Kadee compatible
- Body mounted coupler box will accept Kadee whisker couplers
- Weighted to Industry standards
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores model when assembled
- Minimum radius 18”
Railroads have used 24-foot cars to transport iron ore since the late 1800s. By the early 1900s, steel cars replaced wood, offering higher payloads but keeping the same short design due to heavy ore loads and fixed-length ore pockets at docks. In the 1960s, the introduction of Taconite, a lighter pelletized ore, allowed for larger volumes, prompting cars to be fitted with side extensions. Our model is based on the 1948 U25 Class car built for the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, with 500 cars produced in this group, and thousands more were built by other manufacturers following a similar design.
Prototype Specific ScaleTrains
- Era Early 60s – 80’s
- Multiple road numbers
- Fully assembled
- Bodies with no extensions, or medium side extensions
- Draw barred 4 car sets where appropriate
- Finely cast stirrup steps; end details; underbody and brake system
- Wire grab irons
- Separately applied handbrake wheel
- Detailed trucks
- 33” Machined metal wheels
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Plastic semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers, Kadee compatible
- Body mounted coupler box will accept Kadee whisker couplers
- Weighted to Industry standards
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores model when assembled
- Minimum radius 18”