I am planning to put an order in tomorrow for some freight cars to start building a collection for a switching layout. I already have the structures listed below and tried to figure out what type of cars would serve each structure. I am new to model railroading and came up with the list with the help of a forum member and searching online, but realize there are likely more possibilities than listed.
Walthers River Textiles - Inbound = box - Outbound = box
Walthers Arrowhead Ale - Inbound = box - Outbound = reefer
Walthers Commisary/Freight - Inbound = box - Outbound = box
Walthers Columbia Feed Mill - Inbound = tank, covered hopper - Outbound = box
Walthers Mountain Lumber Company - Inbound = flat, gondola - Outbound = box, flat
Walthers Greatland Sugar Refining - Inbound = gondola, hopper - Outbound = box, covered hopper?
DPM Freight Depot - Inbound = box, ? - Outbound = ?
I am modeling the mid 50's early 60's and have selected the following so far.
Bowser HO 42484 70-Ton 14-Panel Hopper, Detroit and Mackinac #5497
A 70-Ton 14-Panel Hopper from Bowser.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Walthers Mainline HO 910-2262 40' ACF Welded Box Car with 8' Door, Pennsylvania #71523
A 40' ACF Welded Box Car with 8' Door from Walthers.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Bowser HO 42685 General Service 40' Gondola, Pennsylvania Railroad #302522
A General Service 40' Gondola from Bowser.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Bowser HO 42644 GLa 2-Bay Hopper, Pennsylvania Railroad (Black Body) #157061
A GLa 2-Bay Hopper from Bowser.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Bowser HO 42296 70-Ton Offset Hopper, Detroit Toledo and Ironton #1614
A 70-Ton Offset Hopper from Bowser.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Intermountain HO 46421-01 60' Wood Deck Flat Car, Canadian National #667054
A 60' Wood Deck Flat Car from Intermountain to haul freight loads across your layout.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Bachmann HO 73505 PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper, Penn Central #32367
A PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper from Bachmann
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Atlas HO 20004997 Trinity 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car, NJ Transit (Water Service) #9306
The 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Atlas Master Line HO 20005810 36' Wood Reefer, Pittsburgh Provision and Packing #1243
Add to your consist with these freight cars from Atlas.
www.modeltrainstuff.com
Bachmann Silver Series HO 18849 ACF 40' Log Car with Logs, 1935-1960 Version
An ACF 40' Log Car with Logs from Bachmann
www.modeltrainstuff.com
I tried to pick out cars that fit the era and with road names that were in the region of the are I am planning to model -Pennsylvania. The corn syrup tank car is from the 80's - not sure how often corn syrup cars become available so thinking of ordering if they don't come up often I couldn't find era information on the Intermountain flat car or the Bachman covered hopper and not 100% sure on some of the others. Any advice about the car selection will also be greatly appreciated!
Walthers River Textiles - Inbound = box - Outbound = box
Walthers Arrowhead Ale - Inbound = box - Outbound = reefer
Walthers Commisary/Freight - Inbound = box - Outbound = box
Walthers Columbia Feed Mill - Inbound = tank, covered hopper - Outbound = box
Walthers Mountain Lumber Company - Inbound = flat, gondola - Outbound = box, flat
Walthers Greatland Sugar Refining - Inbound = gondola, hopper - Outbound = box, covered hopper?
DPM Freight Depot - Inbound = box, ? - Outbound = ?
I am modeling the mid 50's early 60's and have selected the following so far.
Bowser HO 42484 70-Ton 14-Panel Hopper, Detroit and Mackinac #5497
A 70-Ton 14-Panel Hopper from Bowser.
Walthers Mainline HO 910-2262 40' ACF Welded Box Car with 8' Door, Pennsylvania #71523
A 40' ACF Welded Box Car with 8' Door from Walthers.
Bowser HO 42685 General Service 40' Gondola, Pennsylvania Railroad #302522
A General Service 40' Gondola from Bowser.
Bowser HO 42644 GLa 2-Bay Hopper, Pennsylvania Railroad (Black Body) #157061
A GLa 2-Bay Hopper from Bowser.
Bowser HO 42296 70-Ton Offset Hopper, Detroit Toledo and Ironton #1614
A 70-Ton Offset Hopper from Bowser.
Intermountain HO 46421-01 60' Wood Deck Flat Car, Canadian National #667054
A 60' Wood Deck Flat Car from Intermountain to haul freight loads across your layout.
Bachmann HO 73505 PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper, Penn Central #32367
A PS-2 2-Bay Covered Hopper from Bachmann
Atlas HO 20004997 Trinity 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car, NJ Transit (Water Service) #9306
The 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998.
Atlas Master Line HO 20005810 36' Wood Reefer, Pittsburgh Provision and Packing #1243
Add to your consist with these freight cars from Atlas.
Bachmann Silver Series HO 18849 ACF 40' Log Car with Logs, 1935-1960 Version
An ACF 40' Log Car with Logs from Bachmann
I tried to pick out cars that fit the era and with road names that were in the region of the are I am planning to model -Pennsylvania. The corn syrup tank car is from the 80's - not sure how often corn syrup cars become available so thinking of ordering if they don't come up often I couldn't find era information on the Intermountain flat car or the Bachman covered hopper and not 100% sure on some of the others. Any advice about the car selection will also be greatly appreciated!