Bluford 52085 SLSF 52' gondola 61770, N scale

Bluford 52085 SLSF 52' gondola 61770, N scale Frisco received this batch of gons from Pullman Standard in 1953 in this boxcar red scheme. They had PS style drop ends and lever action brakes, With Birmingham (the Pittsburgh of The South) on the Frisco system map, steel and related commodities were important sources of traffic. Many of these cars served well past the merger with Burlington Northern.