Press Release

April, 2008

N scale Flat Car

Walthers is releasing new roadnames for the N scale GSC Commonwealth 54' flat car. These cars will add variety to post-50s to the 90s freight consists, and are perfect for the modeler drawn to weathering.

One of the most common of all flat cars, these rugged designs were in service from th 50s to the 90s and a few still operate today. Built around a large one-piece steel casting, the prototypes could handle a wide range of cargo and were often rebuilt for piggy-back loading. These cars are equally at home hauling machinery, steel slabs, and more. They were also fitted with bulkheads and handled loads such as lumber and pipe, and a few roads even outfitted them with log bunks for hauling freshly cut timber.

Walthers states that the car features authentic, razor-sharp paint and lettering with new roadnames and numbers, appropriate trucks, and Accumate magnetic knuckle couplers. It also features revised diecast bodies for extra weight, reliable tracking and imporved detail, and comes with or without bulkheads as appropriate. The car is available individually and in limited-run two packs for a total of three roadnumbers per roadname. The roadnames for single cars include Rock Island, GN, CB&Q, ACL M7SL, SLSF, and ICG.