Charls Gendron
- Jan 31
- 1 min read

ARRIVED RAPIDO TRAINS: HO Scale PRR GLa Hopper Car

The first GLa hoppers were built in 1904. By the time this construction had stopped, the PRR had built nearly 30,000 cars for its own use. These cars had long service lives, with more than 7,000 still in interchange service in 1960. Nearly 200 remained as late as 1965. Many also went into work train service, lasting into the Penn Central era. In addition to the PRR’s fleet, thousands of additional cars were built for independent owners through to 1928. Many of these found their way onto the secondhand market and were purchased by railroads such as the Lehigh Valley, B&O, NYO&W and others. Additional cars were built for several other railroads that were near clones of the GLa design.

The Rapido Trains HO scale GLa Hopper Car features:

Scaled from original blueprints
Die cast frame and floor for optimum weight
Full interior rivet and bracing details
Factory installed wire grab irons
Narrow semi-scale draft gear box
Metal knuckle couplers
Turned metal wheels in correct PRR 12D-F8 or Archbar trucks, where appropriate
Accurate paint and lettering
Multiple road numbers available for each scheme