MRH Product Showcase - 2
The first cars were built by National Steel Car in 1970 for CN as
199000 series. The first eight in the series were built as double
rotary cars with a rotating drawbar on each end. Since all port ter-
minals used rotary dumpers, this necessitated the use of rotary
coupling systems on the cars. The rotary coupler end of the car
was indicated by a yellow stripe or stripes on that end of the car.
NARC: CN single-rotary 4000 cubic-foot coal gondola
Available in HO and N scale
Double rotaries had a yellow stripe on both ends, as well as two
air hoses, one on each side of the drawbar. This made it easier to
couple the train line to cars on either end as well as avoided twist-
ing the air hose around the drawbar while being dumped. Prior to
switching to aluminum equipment, CN had well over a thousand
of these cars in service during the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
NARC: CN double-rotary 4000 cubic-foot coal gondola
MRH-May 2014
