The G25 gondola was built with flat plate steel drop ends and featured Carmer cut levers.
Types of trucks used
| Class | Car | Numbers | Truck Class | Truck Name | Qty cars: |
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| G25 | 2E-F2c | ||||
| G25a | 2E-F3 | U.S.R.A | |||
| Truck data is from PRR documents circa 1940's. Other truck classes may also have been used. From prr.railfan.net. |
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Cars on the PRR roster (as listed in the Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER)):
| Class | Car | Number | AAR Class | PRR Oct 44 | PRR Oct 48 | PRR Apr 52 | PRR Oct 53 | PRR Oct 58 | PRR Oct 63 | PRR Apr 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G25 | 315867 | 317366 | GB | 1462 | 1485 | 642 | 420 | 20 | 5 | - |
| G25 | 751330 | 751829 | GB | 489 | 494 | 217 | 147 | 9 | - | - |
| G25 | 775968 | 776029 | GB | 61 | 61 | 21 | 15 | - | - | - |
| G25 | 810775 | 810941 | GB | 161 | 165 | 76 | 50 | 3 | - | - |
| G25 | 825288 | 825436 | GB | 143 | 148 | 64 | 41 | - | - | - |
| G25 | 840319 | 840440 | GB | 117 | 121 | 48 | 28 | - | - | - |
| G25a | 357002 | 357100 | GB | 59 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| G25b | 340120 | 342599 | GB | - | - | 1402 | 1736 | 574 | 3 | - |
| Roster data compiled by Rich Orr. From prr.railfan.net. | ||||||||||
The G25
G25 #315944 was modified for "screw service" -- the transport of two ship propellers.
Walthers offers the G25. Westerfield offers the G25 as a resin kit.
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The G25A
A short lived modification was the addition of wood lining on 100 G25's. Most were returned to G25 by the late 1940s, with one example making it to 1952.
No HO scale models have been produced to date.
The G25B
Starting in 1950, 1,737 G25 were modified by having the drop doors welded shut and new vertical brake installed on the end sill.
Westerfield offers the G25B as a resin kit.
