Atlas O 52’-6” flatcar with load
Scale: O (1:48)
Price: $69.95
Era: 1953 to 1990s (depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205; 908-678-0880; shop.atlasrr.com
Features:
- Roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel
- Pipe load with modeler-installed load tie-downs
- Die-cast metal trucks and couplers
- Detailed underframes
- Scale wheels and body-mounted scale couplers
- Minimum radius curve: 24”
Release date: Now available
Road names: New road numbers – Canadian Pacific (red), Burlington Northern (green), Conrail (gray and black), and Union Pacific (yellow and red). New paint schemes – British Columbia Ry. (green), Grand Trunk Western (blue), and Western Maryland (brown).
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