The Southern Iron and Equipment Company (SIECO) of Atlanta, Georgia, began manufacturing gondolas in the mid-1970s. The Evans Company took control of SIECO in the early 1980s, producing the gondola under their own specifications. The gondola is still in use in North America today.
 
Features include:
 
* True scale dimensions with accurate detail
 
* Separately applied end and side ladders
 
* 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with offset shank AccuMate(R) couplers
 
* Die-cast under frame
 
AccuMate(R) couples are made under license from AccuRail Inc.