Class One Model Works FC00417 HO Scale Thrall 86' 8 Door Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW 378007 Era_1939-1950s + Installing the included optional 34-tooth

Installing the included optional 34-tooth pinion gear and 46-tooth spur gear

Modern ethanol tank cars have a 30

The perfect combination of simple assembly and tough exterior is what made the Grasshopper so special

The stock inner bearings are a mere 20x27x4mm while the oversized bearings we use are gigantic 20x32x7mm bearings

2 Neodymium Magnets

Class One Model Works FC00417 HO Scale Thrall 86' 8 Door Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW 378007 Era_1939-1950s + Installing the included optional 34-toothClass One Model Works FC00417 HO Scale Thrall 86' 8 Door Boxcar Grand Trunk Western GTW 378007 Between 1963 (when Thrall constructed the first two prototype cars) through 1978 (when Greenville supplied the last 86 foot, 6 inch hi cube auto parts cars), the fleet of these freight cars swelled to 11,073. Of the commercial car builders, Thrall Car Manufacturing assembled 3,544 cars, placing them in the middle of the pack (production number wise) between