Description
Railroad Short Name: BN
While the GSC 60′ Flatcars were first produced without bulkheads, GSC – later incorporated as General Steel Industries (GSI) – offered the 60′ flat cars with or without bulkhead ends to protect lading from shifting onto an adjacent car during switching operations. A car of tremendous versatility, these flat cars served nationwide in service on many railroads starting in 1956, and thanks to the sturdy cast steel frame construction of these cars these cars served in a multitude of services including lumber, wallboard, poles, and heavy equipment services, to name a few. GSI, located in Granite City IL, supplied either complete cars or cast steel flatcar bodies to various railroads. Railroads that elected to purchase only the bodies would then equip the cars with components preferred for projected service.
Burlington Northern (BN) “1988 Repaint” shows a simpler example of BN green. This scheme mimics the BN’s simplified approach to the late 80s. Check out the little things – from the lack of a CAPY line in the data to the later-style, one-panel consolidate stencil. Small white delineators and the inside-the-bulkhead white stripes add a little bit of style.
General Steel Castings 60′ Flatcar replicas include:
- Dimensional accuracy – scaled exactly from General Steel Casting carbody plans
- Highly detailed bulkhead ends
- Highly accurate “true to life” colors
- Exact fonts and lettering placement – compare our replicas to the prototype photos on Tangent’s website!
- Detail variations: Decking assembly variations, appropriate for each paint scheme
- Detail variations: Oval or no-oval cutouts, appropriate for each paint scheme
- Detail variations: End of car cushioning devices or standard draft gear, appropriate for each paint scheme
- Detail variations: Roller or plain bearing truck variations, appropriate for each paint scheme
- Painted or “gray” decks appropriate for each paint scheme
- Wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
- Air hoses
- Weighted to NMRA specs for smooth operation – 5 ounces
- Kadee® scale metal couplers
- Tangent free-rolling metal wheels
- Recommended age 14 years and older.
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