68-foot flatcars
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $32.95 (undecorated, $29.95)
Era: Late 1970s to present (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
68-foot flatcars features:
- Side stake pockets
- Simulated tie loops, pull plate, and lift ring detail
- Fish-belly center sill
- Pull plates and lift rings
- Accumate couplers
Release date: Available now
New paint schemes: Flatcar – TTX (yellow and black with modern logo). Bulkhead flatcar – Boise Cascade (green and white with Minnesota, Dakota & Western reporting marks), General American (blue and white), and TTX (yellow and black with modern logo). Short bulkhead flatcar – TTX (modern logo, two road numbers). New numbers: Bulkhead flatcar – BNSF Ry. (Mineral Red and white) and TTX (yellow and black). Short bulkhead flatcar – Colorado & Wyoming (blue and white) and TTX (yellow and black, two numbers). Flatcar – Department of Defense (red and black) and Union Pacific (Maintenance of way green and white). Three numbers per scheme unless noted; all body styles available undecorated.
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