Tangent HO GSI 60′ Bulkhead Flatcar Missouri Pacific

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SKU: 8614 Category: 60' Bulkhead Flat Car Tag: HO Scale Railroad Short Name: MP

Description

Railroad Short Name: MP

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.

Missouri Pacific (MP) “Red Repaint 1983” is another nod to the mid-1980s modelers. The simple red paint is clean and sharp, ready for a load of steel. As always, see Tangent’s website for a prototype photo of this scheme.

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.