National Steel Car 73-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcars
Scales: HO (1:87.1) and N (1:160)
Price: HO scale – single car, $59.95; six-pack, $359.70. N scale – single car, $44.95; six-pack, $269.70
Era: 1987 to present
Manufacturer: Rapido Trains Inc., 500 Alden Road, Unit 21, Markham, Ontario L3R 5H5 Canada, 905-474-3314, rapidotrains.com
NSC HO scale 73-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcars features:
- Multiple top truss configurations (early Z pattern and standard closed pattern with and without tie-down brackets)
- Two underbody configurations
- Multiple brake stand options, end cage variants, and ratchet configurations on side sill of car
- Multiple truck types
- Factory-installed rubber air hoses, metal grab irons, and uncoupling levers
- See-through metal crossover platforms
- Detailed underbodies with brake piping
- Metal wheelsets
- Two deck configurations (early with risers and mid without risers)
NSC N scale 73-foot center-beam bulkhead flatcars features:
- Two top truss configurations (early Z pattern and standard closed pattern with tie-down brackets)
- Two deck configurations (early with risers and mid without risers)
- Multiple brake stand options, end cage variants, and truck types
- Detailed underbodies with brake piping
- Metal wheelsets
Release date: Order deadline and delivery TBA
Paint schemes: BC Rail (green), BNSF Ry. (brown), Canadian National (brown), CP Rail (red), Mississippi Delta (black with MSDR reporting marks), Northwestern Oklahoma (brown with NOKL reporting marks), and Trailer Train (yellow with TTX reporting marks). Six road numbers per scheme.
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