NW Depressed Center Flat Car

[NW Modeling List]

Ed King.....Good memory big guy!

Jim Brewer

On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 10:46 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> If I recall correctly, and at my age who knows, it was the 70099 and had
> Buckeye trucks.
>  -
> Ed King
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 7:59 AM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> I’ve attached a photo I took of an NW depressed center flat car that I
>> saw during a NWHS tour of the Roanoke Shops long ago, when we saw TopGon
>> cars being built.
>>
>> I can make out NW markings on it, but can’t make out a car number on the
>> side or end.
>>
>> Does anyone know what number(s) this type of car might have been owned by
>> NW? I couldn’t find a car like this in the archives or searching internet
>> sites.
>>
>>
>> Also, would this NW car have had wood decking on the raised ends? I think
>> I’m seeing that on the car in the photo.
>>
>> A company is making HO-scale models of cars like these and appear to have
>> the correct trucks, but no N&W cars are listed.
>> https://classonemodelworks.com/product-category/model-type/flat-cars/
>>
>> Most of the cars they’re producing have wood decking on the raised parts.
>> Southern Rwy cars have metal grate decking on the raised parts.
>>
>> I was thinking if I got one of these for Erie railroad, that the car is
>> black with wood decking and could be relabeled to an NW car and number.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any assistance is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Phil Miller
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