This Athearn flat car is a perfect addition to any HO model railroad or train collection. The flat car features a Tuscan Red color scheme and is a replica of a 50' Fishbelly Flatcar from 1956. The Santa Fe Southern Railway corporate road-name is prominently displayed on the car, which also includes an advertising specimen feature. Additionally, this set includes two 25' Southern Pacific Vans, perfect for transporting goods on your railroad. The set is ready to go and pre-built, with analog control system and a two-rail system. Perfect for collectors and enthusiasts alike, this vintage set from the United States is sure to impress.

In order to conserve steel during World War II, a series of composite (steel chassis with wooden sides) freight car designs was developed.  One was a type-GB gondola with an inside length of 52’ 6” and a fourteen-panel fish-belly truss.  The Fish-Belly sides was an essential feature to provide rigidity to the gondola length-wise to compensate for the weaker wooden sides.  Known as “war emergency” cars, they were designed to be easily rebuilt with steel sides after the war.  This model is of a modern 52’6” gondolas, which has fourteen panels and fish-belly sides.  With time some used gondolas passed on to second-hand owners as well.  Most of these gondolas were phased from revenue service by the mid-1980s, with many serving additional years in various MOW roles.

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