Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $34.98
Era: 1961 to late 2000s
Manufacturer: Wm. K. Walthers Inc., 5601 W. Florist Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53218, 414-527-0770, walthers.com
General American 85-foot G85 flatcar features:
- Different size nameplates to match prototype
- General American (GATC) hitches in raised and lowered positions or container pedestals as appropriate
- Die-cast metal center sill
- Detailed underbody with brake gear
- 70-ton roller bearing trucks
- 33” turned-metal wheelsets with RP-25 contours
- Proto-Max metal couplers
- Compatible with Walthers SceneMaster trailers and containers (sold separately)
Road names: Penn Central (Deepwater Green); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (orange); and Trailer Train (with GTTX reporting marks [brown and yellow schemes], with TTX marks [brown], and with VTTX marks [yellow and black with container pedestals). All models have trailer hitches unless noted. Four road numbers per paint scheme.
Release date: Winter 2023
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