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Flat Car Lengths

Bob SeverinBob SeverinOGR Forum Member

I am trying to find out if anyone knows of flat cars that are approximately 12" in length.  Most Lionel flats are approximately 10" long.  MTH auto carrier flats are about 10.5" long.  All measurements do not include couplers.  So I am looking for some flats, about 12" long, not including couplers.  I have some buses that I want to include in my transport trains, and I think a 12" flat would do nicely for my conversion to bus carriers. 

 

Does anyone know of something out there, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?        Bob S.

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D&H 65D&H 65OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Well Bob, I did a quick measure of some of my candidates for your bus transporter. A Lionel PS-4 flatcar has a actual deck length of just around 13 inches; my Atlas"O" Trainman line bulkhead flatcar has an actual deck length of around 15 inches. It seems either would be candidates for your usage-likely the Trainman flat would be cheaper than the Lionel PS-4.

Don't know what the going price is today for "an arm and a leg"......

Bob SeverinBob SeverinOGR Forum Member
Originally Posted by D&H 65:

Well Bob, I did a quick measure of some of my candidates for your bus transporter. A Lionel PS-4 flatcar has a actual deck length of just around 13 inches; my Atlas"O" Trainman line bulkhead flatcar has an actual deck length of around 15 inches. It seems either would be candidates for your usage-likely the Trainman flat would be cheaper than the Lionel PS-4.

Don't know what the going price is today for "an arm and a leg"......

Actually the price today is more than yesterday.  Those day traders and speculators are driving the price upwards.  Seriously, do you have anything for sale?  Bob

TH Ted HikelOGR Forum Member

Bob

 

You will find 50 foot flat cars in the Atlas Trainman, Lionel Standard O, MTH Premier and Weaver product lines.  K-Line also made diecast 50 foot flat cars.

 

MTH has offered flat cars with bus loads.

 

 

You can read more about them in the O Scale Freight Car Guide to Standard and Piggy Back Flat Cars.

 

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...piggy-back-flat-cars

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