Department of Defense 68-foot heavy-duty flatcars from Spring Mills Depot

Department of Defense 68-foot heavy-duty flatcars

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: $64.95

Era: 1981 to present (varies depending on paint scheme)

Manufacturer: Spring Mills Depot, P.O. Box 1616, Spring Mills, MD 21158, springmillsdepot.com

Department of Defense (DODX) 68-foot heavy-duty flatcar features:

• Die-cast metal underframe
• Factory-painted metal wheelsets
• Wire grab irons
• Metal wheels
• Kadee couplers
• Road-number-specific lettering and details to match builder, period, and paint scheme
• Available now

Road names: General Railway Equipment (GRE) flat deck buffer car (Olive Green and Urethane Green in two road numbers each). Fruit Growers Express (FGE) channel deck Navy materials car (silver in two numbers). Cascade Green channel deck flatcar (FGE in four numbers plus unnumbered, Ortner Freight Car in 12 numbers plus unnumbered, and Thrall Car in four numbers plus unnumbered). Olive Green channel deck flatcars (FGE in seven numbers plus unnumbered, GRE in one number, Ortner Freight Car in seven numbers plus unnumbered, and Thrall Car in four numbers plus unnumbered). Urethane Green channel deck flatcars (FGE in five numbers plus unnumbered, GRE in one number, Ortner Freight Car in eight numbers plus unnumbered, and Thrall Car in five numbers plus unnumbered).

Company information: Spring Mills Depot is a manufacturer of HO scale freight cars, cabooses, detail parts, and accessories; foam pads for N scale equipment; and model train storage box carrying bags. The company is veteran-owned and located in Spring Mills, Md.

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