Cool flat car idea!

RRfan Jul 10, 2012

  1. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    I wish Walthers or some other company can make these flat cars. AND be affordable. AND Possibly the load and attachments for the load.
    Car info: APTX 206, and 207 12 axle depressed Center flat cars (I call them Super duty flats lol)
    Load info: Air products heat exchanger.
    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1676786

    Heres a view of the other end of the load-car combo.
    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1679216

    Close look at the car.
    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1676787

    Page with car info on it.
    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=444397

    Video of the two APTX cars 206 and 207 in action.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH0fC5GddJE&feature=plcp

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4djzb_cQH4&feature=relmfu

    The pictures and videos are not my pictures and videos. However I do have walk around videos and pictures that I took of it while it was sitting in Hudson, Pa waiting to be picked up by CP Rail. If anybody wants to see my videos please let me know and I will upload them to Youtube. This would be the neatest thing to have in HO scale. All I want a company to do is at least make the flat cars and us modelers can make the load. Since there is always slightly different air products loads each time we can pick our favorite and make it!
    Please tell me what you think of this idea.
    :teeth:
     
  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Well, we sure don't see many such load simulations on layouts.
     
  3. GP30

    GP30 TrainBoard Member

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    I have to say that is the first time I have seen a load shipped by rail with the separate cars not coupled under neath the load. Similar to tractor trailer over size loads with the separate trailer attachment.
     
  4. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    It happes 2-3 even 4 times a year around here. It would be the coolest thing to watch it overhang all the curves on my layout!
     

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