Description
This detailed, ready-to-run Atlas Master HO Scale 51'6" Bulkhead Flatcar is based on cars built between 1973 and 1977 a series of bulkhead flatcars with similar dimensions and characteristics were built for the BCOL, CN and DW&P. The Canadian roads had a variety of bulkhead flatcar designs for a variety of services, particularly for use in pulpwood and lumber service. Many of these cars continued to run in the 2020s for secondary owners. Some are still used in their original roles in pulpwood and lumber service, while others now haul miscellaneous cargo such as steel I-beams, sheet metal and rebar. Other remaining cars can be found working within private steel and paper mills. This model features prototypically correct ends and undercarriage as well as applied side and end ladders, metal wheels and metal knuckle couplers. This widely seen flatcar is a must have for modeling freight consists between the late 1970s and 2020s. The 51'6" Bulkhead Flatcar is one of many Atlas HO Scale flatcars.