Ok, here we go. First, my very first gondola:
This one is a Lionel Postwar gondola that came in my first train set, the 1954 Lionel Greenball Express Train Set that included the 2065 Hudson, Lionel Lines tender, operating milk car and platform, remote control 027 track, green operating log dump car and bin, yellow stock car, the above red gondola and Tuscan red Lionel Lines illuminated caboose with round portals, among other things.
This was a very popular 027 freight train set with, IMO, great play value for a child. It was also very durable and reliable.
This red gondola is not my best gondola, but it's the one I treasure the most because of nostalgia and its sentimental value for me.
Gondolas are wonderful for children because you can oftentines put things in them and give them train rides. My children and grandchildren have also enjoyed them for that reason.
