Manufacturer | Model | Prototype | Availability | Comments | photo |
Arnold | 47 foot European Prototype container flats | ||||
Atlas | 50 foot piggyback flats | ||||
Atlas | 89'4" All-purpose flatcar | ACF prototype All purpose flatcar. First built in the 1960s. Still in service today | Prototype specific details will be applied (number of hitches, and container pedestals) | From the pre-production sample I saw, it appears the container pedestals will be removable. | |
Atlas | 85' flatcar | This is configured to haul 4 20ft trash containers. May be applicable to other loads as well, depending on your era | |||
AC Models | 60 foot container flats | Trailer Train/TTX container only flats, cars have VTTX,ATTX, or TTCX reporting marks | The cars come as a kit which can be built as either a container flat, bulkhead flat, or as a standard 60' flatcar | ||
AC Models | 89 foot smooth side flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. | ||
AC Models | 89 foot Channel side flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. | ||
AC Models | 89 foot Z sill flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These cars are sold as cast metal kits. | ||
AC Models | two unit triple 57 cars. | TTX cars with TTEX or RTTX reporting marks | These come in kits of two cars. In this set, one car has a flared end as some of the triple57 cars have. | ||
AC Models | PRR F30D TOFC Flatcar | PRR Class F30 flatcars rebuilt to handle TOFC trailers for the PRR TrucTrain Service. Cars were later donated to the Trailer Train equipment pool. | Cast metal kit with laser cut wood decks | ||
BLMA | 89 foot piggyback flats | More details to follow | |||
BLMA | 89 foot piggyback flats | Second body style. Announced at the NMRA 2011 convention. More details to follow | |||
ConCor | 50 foot piggyback flats | ||||
ConCor | 60 foot piggyback flats | ||||
ConCor | 90 foot piggyback flats | ||||
ConCor | 90 foot container flats | ||||
JNJ Trains | 90 foot piggyback | flat cast metal kits | |||
Micro Trains Line | 57 foot piggyback flats | Santa Fe Bulkhead Flatcar Conversion | Sold individually, and single MTL trailer | Representative of prototype conversions of 50 foot bulkhead flatcars (Note: on a bulkhead flatcar, the length dimension of the car is the spacing between the bulkheads, not the total length of the car) The prototype appears to be Santa Fe, drawings appeared in the December 1984 Model Railroader | |
Micro Trains Line | 89 foot piggyback flats | ACF All purpose flatcars (introduced in the late 1960s) | Available individually, and with a single MTL trailer. Cars have been offered in multi-packs | ||
Micro Trains Line | 89'4" foot Container flats | ACF All purpose flatcars (introduced in the late 1960s) | Available individually, and with a one or two 40' containers, or 4 20' containers. | ||
MiniTrix | 85 foot piggyback flats | ||||
MiniTrix | 85 foot container flats | ||||
Model Power | 50 foot container flats | ||||
N-Scale Kits | Clejan Intermodal Flat Car | Clejan cars were used with special trailers in the late 1950s and 1960s. They were designed to reduce tare (empty) weight, and resemble spine cars in many ways. | The cars come as a cast metal and etched brass kit. | ||
N-Scale Kits | 60 foot container flats | Trailer Train/TTX container only flats, cars have VTTX,ATTX, or TTCX reporting marks | The cars come as a kit which can be built as either a container flat, bulkhead flat, or as a standard 60' flat. This is a former AC Models kit. car | ||
N-Scale Kits | 89 foot smooth side flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. This is a former AC Models kit. | ||
N-Scale Kits | 89 foot Channel side flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. This is a former AC Models kit. | ||
N-Scale Kits | 89 foot Z sill flat cars | TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars | These cars are sold as cast metal kits. | ||
N-Scale Kits | two unit triple 57 cars. | TTX cars with TTEX or RTTX reporting marks | These come in kits of two cars. In this set, one car has a flared end as some of the triple57 cars have.This is a former AC Models kit. | ||
N-Scale-Kits | PRR F30D TOFC Flatcar | PRR Class F30 flatcars rebuilt to handle TOFC trailers for the PRR TrucTrain Service. Cars were later donated to the Trailer Train equipment pool. | Cast metal kit with laser cut wood decks. This is a former AC Models kit. | ||
Roco | 50 foot piggyback | European prototype piggyback flatcar | |||
Scale Replicas | Container Bunks for use with 60 foot flat cars | Allows conversion of a flat car to hold 3 20 foot containers, or 1 20 foot and 1 40 foot container | |||
Trainworx | 85' flatcar | Pullman Standard Design | Sold Individually. | Cars equipped with two hitches and circus ramps for piggyback loading | |
MiniTrix | 85 foot piggyback flats | ||||
Train Cat Model Sales | 89' flatcar | Brass kit. configured for MLE collapsible hitches and MTL Z-scale couplers | |||
Ultimate N Scale | Early Piggyback Flatcar Conversions | Cast resin kits for 50 foot Atlas flatcars. I own one of these kits, which is a southern pacific prototype, but may be applicable to other roads as well. |
Manufacturer | Model | Prototype | Availability | Comments | photo |
Atlas | Front Runner | two axle car capable of hauling a single trailer up to 48 feet | |||
AC Models | 48 foot All Purpose Spine Car | TTX 48' All purpose Spine cars. Cars have TTAX Reporting Marks | This Car is sold as a cast metal kit | Designed to hold a single level of 20,40, or 45 foot containers or up to 48 foot trailers. | |
AC Models | 53 foot All Purpose Spine Car | TTX 53' All purpose spine cars. Cars have TTAX reporting marks | This model is sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit. | Designed to hold a single level of 20,40,45, or 48 foot containers or up to 53 foot trailers. | |
AC Models | NTTX Container only Spine Car | NTTX style container only spine car | This model is sold as a kit | These cars hold a single layer of containers. All units are capable of holding a 40-48ft container, the end units and center unit can hold 2 20ft containers | |
AC Models | Fuel Foilers/Impack Cars | Santa Fe Prototype | These were cast metal kits sold in 4,5, and 10 unit sets. | Santa Fe Prototype, but the design was later sold to Itel and with a few alterations is the Impack car | |
BLMA | 5 unit 53' All purpose spine car | ||||
BLMA | 3 uint 53' All purpose spine car | ||||
Con Cor | Fuel Foilers/Impack Cars | Santa Fe Prototype | Santa Fe Prototype, but the design was later sold to Itel and with a few alterations is the Impack car | ||
Interail | Front Runner | I'm not sure if this car was ever produced, but I have an N-Trak Newsletter from July/August 1993 that indicates this was in the works. | |||
Deluxe Innovations/GHQ | 53ft all purpose spine car | This car has yet to be released. Just announced at the National Model and Hobby Show. My understanding is that GHQ will be producing the cars, and Deluxe will be decorating and selling them. The report is that these cars will be cast Pewter, so they should have sufficient weight to track very well. | |||
N-Scale Kits | 48 foot All Purpose Spine Car | TTX 48' All purpose Spine cars. Cars have TTAX Reporting Marks | This Car is sold as a cast metal kit. This is a former AC Models kit. | Designed to hold a single level of 20,40, or 45 foot containers or up to 48 foot trailers. | |
N-Scale Kits | 53 foot All Purpose Spine Car | TTX 53' All purpose spine cars. Cars have TTAX reporting marks | This model is sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit. This is a former AC Models Kit | Designed to hold a single level of 20,40,45, or 48 foot containers or up to 53 foot trailers. | |
N-Scale Kits | NTTX Container only Spine Car | NTTX style container only spine car | This model is sold as a kit. This is a former AC Models Kit. | These cars hold a single layer of containers. All units are capable of holding a 40-48ft container, the end units and center unit can hold 2 20ft containers | |
N-Scale Kits | Two Unit Trash Spine car | This is a two unit car used to haul trash containers. | This model is sold as a cast metal kit. | Typically the cars are loaded with three containers on each platform, two on the coupler end and one on the articulated end. |
Manufacturer | Model | Prototype | Availability | Comments | photo |
AC Models | 48 foot well | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars. Sold as cast metal kit | ||
AC Models | 48 foot well | Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit | ||
AC Models | 40 foot well | Rebuilt Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit | Represents a car rebuilt by TTX from a 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III. | |
AC Models | 48 foot well | National Steel Car All Purpose Well Car | 3 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit | ||
Athearn | 48 foot well Husky Stack | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars | these are the former MDC/Roundhouse cars | |
Athearn | 48 foot well Husky Stack | Gunderson Husky Stack | drawbar connected sets of Cars | these are the former MDC/Roundhouse cars in drawbar connected sets | |
ConCor | 48 foot well, all purpose Gunderson Husky Stack | Gunderson Husky Stack (All Purpose Version) | Single Cars | ||
Deluxe Innovations | 40 foot well Gunderson Twin Stack | Gunderson Twin Stack | Articulated Cars | ||
Deluxe Innovations | 40 foot well Thrall Low Pack 2000 | Thrall Low Pack 2000 | Articulated Cars. These cars are a ready to run version of the Interail kits, and are based upon the same tooling. | ||
Deluxe Innovations | 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack III | Gunderson Maxi Stack III | 5 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. | ||
Deluxe Innovations | 53 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack IV | Gunderson Maxi Stack IV | 3 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. | ||
Fine N Scale | 48 foot well | Thrall Low Pack II | Single Cars. Sold as cast resin kit | ||
Fine N Scale | 48 foot well | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars. Sold as cast resin kit | ||
Fine N Scale | 48 foot well | Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast resin kit | ||
Interail | 40 foot well Trall Low Pack 2000 | Thrall Low Pack 2000 | Articulated Cars, and cars with generators for refrigerated containers. Sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit | The molds for this kit now belong to Deluxe Innovations. | |
Kato | 53 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack IV | Gunderson Maxi Stack IV | 3 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. Cars sold with 6 53 foot containers | This is a later version of the car than the Deluxe Innovations model | |
Kato | 40 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack I | Gunderson Maxi Stack I | 5 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. Cars sold with 10 40 foot containers | ||
MDC/RoundHouse | 48 foot well Husky Stack | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars | ||
N-Scale Kits | 48 foot well | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars. Sold as cast metal kit | This is a former AC Models kit. | |
N-Scale Kits | 48 foot well | Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit | This is a former AC Models kit. | |
N-Scale Kits | 40 foot well | Rebuilt Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit | Represents a car rebuilt by TTX from a 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III. This is a former AC Models kit. | |
N-Scale Kits | 48 foot well | National Steel Car All Purpose Well Car | 3 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit | This is a former AC Models kit. | |
N Scale of Nevada | 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | Gunderson Maxi-Stack III | 5 Unit articulated car. cast metal and etched brass kit. | ||
N Scale of Nevada | 48 foot well Gunderson Husky Stack | Gunderson Husky Stack | Single Cars. cast metal and etched brass kit. these were sold in 3 packs | ||
Walthers | 48 foot well Trall Stand Alone Well Cars | Trall | Available as Single Cars, Cars, and multi unit Drawbar connected sets (supplied with couplers, but numbered as one car) | ||
Walthers | 48 foot well Trall Low Pack II | Trall | 5 unit Articulated Cars capable of holding 1 48' container in each well |
Blair Line | Graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars |
Gold Metal Models | Etched brass walkways for double stack cars made by ConCor, Roundhouse, and Walthers. These are also used with some of the Fine-N-Scale double stack cars. |
MicroScale | Many decal sets for railroad and privately owned railcars, also graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars |
N Scale of Nevada | Articulated joint improvements for the Fuel Foilerspine cars made by ConCor |
N Scale of Nevada | Articulated joint modification for Interail's Thrall Lo Pack 2000 double stackcars. |
Oddballs Decals | Many decal sets for railroad and privately owned railcars |
SGS Decals | Graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars |