General Steel Castings 58’-4” depressed-center flatcar with 21-foot long lower deck
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $64.99
Era: 1950s to 1990s (depending on scheme)
Manufacturer: ClassOneModelWorks.com, 8610 NW 107th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153; 816-243-0044; ClassOneModelWorks.com
General Steel Castings heavy duty flatcar features:
- Dual-end brake system components
- See-through etched-metal grating on upper decks as appropriate
- Road-specific body, jacking pads, stirrup steps, grab irons, and decking
- General Steel Castings roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
Road names: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (mineral brown); Baltimore & Ohio (black); Chicago & Eastern Illinois (mineral brown); Conrail (mineral brown, with and without “can opener” herald in two road numbers each); CSX (dark blue with B&O reporting marks; red in two numbers); Erie (black); Erie Lackawanna (black); Louisville, New Albany & Corydon (red with “Red ‘n Ready” slogan); Missouri-Kansas-Texas (green); Missouri Pacific (mineral red); Soo Line (white); Southern Ry. (mineral brown, with square jacking pads in one number and “A” style jacking pads in three numbers); St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, mustard yellow); and Union Pacific (mineral red). One number per paint scheme unless noted.
Release date: To be announced
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