News & Reviews News Atlas O 52’-6” flatcar with load

Atlas O 52’-6” flatcar with load

By Mitch Horner | November 14, 2022

O scale Trainline model now available

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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

A red freight car carrying black pipes
Atlas O 52’-6” flatcar with load

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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