53′ GSC Bulkhead Flat, Soo Line

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
General Steel Castings was what the company was founded
as in 1928. The car body of the prototype GSC flat is a cast
single piece of solid steel. The 8’-6” bulkheads were design to
drop down into the body of the car to create a strong union.
This design became popular with many different railroads and
still can be seen in MOW service today.

MODEL FEATURES:
• All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
• 50-ton Bettendorf or 70-ton Roller Bearing trucks with 33” wheels per prototype
• Fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Machined metal wheels
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Screw mounted trucks for accurate tracking
• McHenry knuckle couplers installed
• Packed in a jewel case