Part # Scale 674 O

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Our new Ultra Scale II flat cars come with all the details/ less trucks and couplers.  Cast in two resin pieces, the highly detail floor is separate from the one-piece body.
Created by master car builder, Gene Deimling, the kit features brand new tooling for the brake wheel and stake pockets.
  The detail is fantastic.  This kit is limited production.

Historical Background
The American Association of Railroads (AAR) Committee on Car Construction established a standard for 53’ 6” flat cars based upon a 1941 Pullman-Standard Company design.  The earliest users of this design were the Chicago Great Western, Monon, Soo and UP. The design established a new standard for deck height of 42” which was lower than previous car designs.  This feature would permit taller loads without exceeding established clearance limits.  It also had a much wider deck extending beyond the fishbelly sides. Twenty railroads built 2532 cars to this basic design.
The car spanned a long period of operation ranging from 1941 to the 1980’s.  Some roads converted these cars into piggyback carriers or fitted them with bulkheads for building materials.  Many of the cars ended up in maintenance of way service after a long revenue life.
 

Roster of 53’ 6” Flat Cars Owner Number Series # Built Year Built Builder Atlantic Coast Line 77000-77099 172 1943 Greenville   77172-77471 300 1943 Pullman Chesapeake & Ohio 80625-80724 100 1944 Ralston Chicago Great Western 3800-3899 100 1940 Pullman   3900-3999 100 1944 Pullman C I & L (Monon) 7000-7059 60 1941 Pullman   7201-7250 50 1944 Greenville C&NW 44001-44599 300 1946 Mt. Vernon   45601-46099 250 1942 Pullman   46101-46599 250 1944 Pullman Clinchfield 10100-10149 50 1946 AC&F D&RGW 22000-22199 200 1944 Mt. Vernon   22200-22249 50 1951 RR Shops EJ&E 6375-6574 200 1942 Ralston   6575-6774 200 1947 AC&F I-GN (Missouri Pacific) 8500-8599 100 1943 AC&F Illinois Terminal 100-1149 50 1945 AC&F Kansas City Southern 1000-1199 200 1954 AC&F Louisville & Nashville 21000-21099 100 1943 AC&F   2100-21399 300 1947 Greenville Minneapolis & St. Louis 23501-23799 150 1945 RR Shops   23801-23999 100 1952 GATC Nickel Plate Road 3000-3049 50 1942 Pullman Northern Pacific 62000-62299 300 1943 AC&F Rock Island 91100-91599 500 1951 Pullman Soo Line 5201-5399 100 1941 Pullman St. L SW (Cotton Belt) 8500-85074 75 1955 Greenville   85075-85124 50 1957 Greenville Union Pacific 57000-57299 300 1941 Pullman Western Maryland 2301-2325 25 1943 AC&F

All black and white photos are courtesy of the Richard Hendrickson Collection.