NW Depressed Center Flat Car

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THAT’S IT!! Thanks Jim! I’ll ask them about an N&W version, but I fear their answer won’t be encouraging. That said, if you don’t ask then you never find out. 

Thank you. 

Phil 

 

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Phil,

Looks like a sister to the one in the picture I am attaching.  With most of these "odd" flats, N&W would only have a scant handful of a particular type, sometimes only a couple.  Can't tell about the trucks from the computer pictures on the web site.  You might want to see if they can/will provide that information.  Always nice to have another accurate N&W model available.

Jim

 

On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 7:59 AM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto: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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