Does anyone know if there are flat cars, prior World War 2, that are shorter than 50'? If they come as kits or assembled models I don't care. I don't have a problem with 50' just want a variety of sizes on the train. It also beats running the same intermodal train or coal drag with modern locos every weekend. Thank you Brian
I am sure we are looking for models of flat cars and not information on real flat cars? Athearn makes some 40 foot flat cars (actually 43 feet). So does Fine N Scale. Both are very nice models. Even back in these days there were TOFC cars.
I made an inventory of model flat cars 10 or 15 years ago to compare against prototype features. Here are some of the flatcar models I found, up to 50' long, with length, sill type (fishbelly orf straight side sill) and number of stake pockets. Hopelessly out of date but I present it for whatever... _ _ FINE N #2012 40' FISHBELLY 11 ATLAS (1970s model) 41' FISHBELLY 11 PRECSN MASTERS 2300 42' FISHBELLY 11 TRIX 43' FISHBELLY 12 LIMA 46' FISHBELLY 13 BACHMANN 53-1046-85 50' FISHBELLY 13 CONCOR 1201 50' FISHBELLY 13 ATLAS 3700 50' FISHBELLY 13 MICROTRAINS 44000 50' STRAIGHT 14 MICROTRAINS 45000 50' FISHBELLY 14 (uneven center space)
The Red Caboose car is the old PM car. I can't get RC to re-run them since their last run took about 4 months to sell out. If we commission a special run they will do them.
