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50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Baltimore & Ohio
No.1406
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Pennsylvania
No.1404
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Reading
No. 1402
50-foot Flat Car with 2 Vans
Santa Fe
No. 1405 -1997 Release ATSF #93302
No. 1405 -1997 Release ATSF #93305
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Santa Fe w/National Vans
No.1409
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Southern Pacific
No. 1410
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Southern Pacific w/ACME Vans
No.1408
50' Flat Car with 2 Vans
Wabash
No. 1403
Athearn introduces this model in 1959.
A 50-foot flat car carrying twin trailers is a staple of many model railroads,
but you may wonder if they existed. The answer is yes and no. The picture above is a late 1950s Union Pacific
example. Notice it is similar in appearance to Athearn's model, but there are some differences. The
trailers ride on a single set of tires and not the double set found on models. The flat car is actually a 53-foot
example and not the 50-foot model found in many model train company product lines. The model examples usually utilize
the front trailer stands and ignore the hitch plate that was found on the flat car holding the trailers. Still, for
what seems like a rather toy-like example, there is a prototype of sorts for this model.
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