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Rail Components Catalog Freight Cars Cars, Gondola

Rail Industry Component:
Greenbrier Companies, The: Ultra-High-Strength Steel Gondola™

Greenbrier Companies, The

These gondolas use an innovative formula for ultra-high-strength, lighter-weight steel, reducing each gondola’s unloaded weight by up to 15,000 pounds. This gondola features a unique “tub design” that eases product hangup during loading/unloading.This railcar was designed as part of the joint initiative with Norfolk Southern and earned Norfolk Southern’s Thoroughbred Sustainability Partner Awards for Innovation.