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Bachmann - 5546 - Flatcar, 50 Foot - Santa Fe - 90850

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Stock Number5546
Secondary Stock Number53-1057-02
Original Retail Price$2.50
BrandBachmann
ManufacturerBachmann
Body StyleBachmann Flatcar 51 Foot with Load
Prototype VehicleFlatcar, 50 Foot (Details)
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Reporting MarksATSF
Road or Reporting Number90850
Paint Color(s)Red
Print Color(s)White
Additional Markings/SloganSuper Shock Control
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date1972-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeFlatcar
Model Subtype51 Foot
Model VarietyWith Trailers
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Even though the label on the above shown original box says "with Reels", it appears that the Santa Fe Flat Car also came with two Sealand trailers as they are regularly offered used.
Model Information: I first found this car in the 1972 Bachmann catalog listed as "51' Flat Car With Loads". It is listed with three different road names each with a different kind of load: Penn Central with containers; New Haven with trailers; Santa Fe with cable reels. The 1972 price was $3.50 per car.

The latest version from Bachman features an updated tooling. The 52' 6" Flat Car has ramps that you can lift up and down and body-mounted E-Z MateĀ® Mark II couplers. The removable 35' Piggyback Trailer features graphics to match the prototype. Optional set of Rapido couplers included.
Prototype History:
A flatcar (US) (also flat car (US) or flat wagon (UIC)) is a piece of railroad (US) or railway (non-US) rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks (US) or bogies (UK), one at each end containing four or six wheels. Occasionally, flat cars designed to carry extra heavy or extra large loads are mounted on a pair (or rarely, more) of bogeys under each end . The deck of the car can be wood or steel, and the sides of the deck can include pockets for stakes or tie-down points to secure loads. Flatcars designed for carrying machinery have sliding chain assemblies recessed in the deck.

Flatcars are used for loads that are too large or cumbersome to load in enclosed cars such as boxcars. They are also often used to transport intermodal containers (shipping containers) or trailers as part of intermodal freight transport shipping.

From Wikipedia
Road Name History:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The ATSF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

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Brand/Importer Information:
Bachmann Industries (Bachmann Brothers, Inc.) is a Bermuda registered Chinese owned company, globally headquartered in Hong Kong; specializing in model railroading.

Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of its North American headquarters, Bachmann is today part of the Kader group, who model products are made at a Chinese Government joint-venture plant in Dongguan, China. Bachmann's brand is the largest seller, in terms of volume, of model trains in the world. Bachmann primarily specializes in entry level train sets, and premium offerings in many scales. The Spectrum line is the high quality, model railroad product line, offered in N, HO, Large Scale, On30, and Williams O gauge all aimed for the hobbyist market. Bachmann is the producer of the famous railroad village product line known as "Plasticville." The turnover for Bachmann model trains for the year ended 31 December 2006 was approximately $46.87 million, a slight increase of 3.36% as compared to 2005.
Item created by: klausnahr on 2022-05-28 18:00:47. Last edited by klausnahr on 2022-05-28 18:00:48

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