ScaleTrains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - Gunderson Multi-Max Autorack - Norfolk Southern

With several thousand auto carriers built for nearly all North American Class One railroads, the Greenbrier/Gunderson Multi-Max has become the premier auto carrier design of the 21st century. Many of these cars wear colorful paint schemes and feature large logos which help them stand out alongside older autorack designs.

Road Number Specific Features:

• Era: 2014 to present
• Series CTTX 691403-691883, built 06-14 to 08-14 - First time with CTTX reporting marks
• Series TTGX 698182-691910, built 06-14 to 08-14
• Second panel from the left has one solid panel for Norfolk Southern logo placement
• Stenciled “BI” for bilevel
• Early body type
• Upper side panel mounting with four (4) recessed tabs and full width strip
• Lower side panel mounting with three (3) outside mounting tabs and full width strip
• Three (3) main bodies of rack mounting holes in painted side panels
• Early end doors with flat angle panels and photo etched metal side sill locking rings
• End sill grab irons and no side sill grab irons
• High mounted side ladders
• Inside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
• Inside side sill brake rod support brackets
• Additional tube type defect card holder
• Paint matches Tru-Color Paint colors: roof TCP-354 galvanized steel
• Car rack numbers and ARR rack clearance data is specific to each car number
• 14 photo-etched metal side panels
• Separate end door rods
• Photo etched metal defect card holder
• Durable die-cast metal semi-scale long-shank Type E couplers
• ASF low deck swing motion trucks with rotating axle bearing caps
• 28” machined metal wheels
• Highly detailed underbody brake system with wire form brake rods and air line plumbing, photo etched metal brake rod and air line plumbing support brackets; plastic brake beams, air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve and retainer valve
• Minimum radius: 24”
• Recommended radius: 26”

Additional Features:

• All-new model
• Car rack numbers and ARR rack clearance data is specific to each car number
• 14 photo-etched metal side panels
• Separate end door rods
• Rivet details on colored panels represent either bilevel or trilevel versions
• Four body types
• Early
• Intermediate
• Late
• Current
• Upper side panel mounting
• Upper side panel mounting with four recessed tabs and full width strip
• Upper side panel mounting with three outside mounting tabs and no strip
• Lower side panel mounting
• Lower side panel mounting with three outside mounting tabs and full width strip
• Lower side panel mounting with four lower recessed tabs and ¾ width strip
• End doors
• Early end doors with flat angle panels and photo etched metal side sill locking rings
• Late end doors with “zig-zag” angle panels
• End sill configuration
• End sill grab irons and no side sill grab irons
• End sill grab irons and side sill grab irons
• End sill steps and side sill grab irons
• Side ladders
• High mounted side ladders
• Low mounted side ladders
• Brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
• Inside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
• Outside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
• Brake rod support brackets
• Inside side sill brake rod support brackets
• Outside side sill brake rod support brackets
• Photo etched metal defect card holder
• Additional tube type defect card holder (if applicable)
• Durable die-cast metal semi-scale long-shank Type E couplers
• All-new ASF low deck swing motion trucks with rotating axle bearing caps
• 28” machined metal wheels
• Highly detailed underbody brake system with wire form brake rods and air line plumbing, photo etched metal brake rod and air line plumbing support brackets; plastic brake beams, air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve and retainer valve
• Minimum radius: 24”
• Recommended radius: 26”

All Rivet Counter Freight Cars Feature:

• Fully assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
• Intricate brake plumbing
• Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible