News & Reviews News Kadee HO scale 50-ton flatcar

Kadee HO scale 50-ton flatcar

By Cody Grivno | June 3, 2025

New model is based on Association of American Railroads prototype

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Kadee HO scale 50-ton flatcar

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: $54.99

Era: 1942+ (as decorated)

Manufacturer: Kadee Quality Products Co., 673 Ave. C, White City, OR 97503; 541-826-3883; kadee.com

Color photo of HO scale flatcar painted black with white graphics and tan simulated wood plastic deck.

Kadee HO scale 50-ton flatcar features:

  • 33” ribbed-back metal wheels with raised foundry data mounted on plastic axles
  • Body-mounted Magne-Matic No. 158 scale “whisker” couplers in narrow draft-gear box
  • Detailed brake system with air reservoir; brake cylinder; control valve; brake pipe; brake rod; control valve; auxiliary reservoir, emergency reservoir, cylinder, and retainer pipes; and levers
  • Drop-staff brake wheel
  • Factory-installed and painted formed-wire grab irons
  • Freestanding stirrup steps, uncoupling levers, and train line hoses
  • High gravity compound, self-centering two-piece equalized solid-bearing trucks
  • Injection-molded plastic and die-cast metal construction
  • Metal weight with floor board and stringer detail
  • Optional, modeler-installed single- and double-board sides and stake poles
  • Tan plastic deck with fastener and woodgrain detail

Release date: Available now

Road names: Nickel Plate Road

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