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Nov 4, 2014 - Periodical News

North American Railcar Corporation & PWRS Will Be At B.C. Trains This Weekend

NARC & PWRS Will Be At

We encourage all of are customers in the area to stop by the show and take a look. You never know what you might see there. And while you are there, stop by our table and say hi, we would be happy to see you. We will also have samples of current and upcoming products on display including the new 4275 & 4300 cu ft NSC Potash Cars shown below.

NOTE:

These are the first production samples. Changes will be made based on these samples to correct features of the cars before the go into production.

Version 1 - PETX - Canpotex

6 panels, 11 roof supports, diamond pattern on roofwalk floor, curved profile between outlet gates

PTEX Version 1 Potash Car HO Scale

Version 2 - CGLX - Canpotex

8 panels, 12 roof supports, round pattern on roofwalk floor, curved profile between outlet gates

CGLX Version 2 Potash Car HO Scale

Version 3 - TILX - Canpotex

8 panels, 12 roof supports, round pattern on roofwalk floor, curved profile between outlet gates

CEFX Version 3 Potash Car HO Scale

Version 4 - Canpotex (CEFX & Potash Corp (POTX)

8 panels, 12 roof supports, round pattern on roofwalk floor, straight profile between outlet gates

POTX Version 4 Potash Car HO Scale

Version 5 - Potash Corp (POTX)

Shortened sill, round pattern on roofwalk floor, straight profile between outlet gates

POTX Version 5 Potash Car HO Scale

Carlo's Workshop

Handmade N Scale Heavy Duty Flatcars

Carlo, from Carlo's Workshop will also be at our booth to show his cars and answer questions. His unique, brass hand crafted cars represent some truly unique and useful prototypes. Due to the low number of these cars in the prototype, they will never be mass produced. Four cars are being made:

245 Ton 8 Axle 50 ft Deck w/4 Welded Tie Down brackets

235 Ton 12 Axle 70 ft Deck w/Vessel Load

235 Ton 12 Axle 70 ft Deck

72 ft Deck - 6 Axle Flat w/Adjustable Tie-Down Clips

Features:

  • These cars are all made of brass, by hand with professional decals; minor imperfections can be expected but do not take away from the uniqueness, operational appearance or usability
  • Each car comes complete with Micro-Trains trucks and couplers
  • Minimum radius of 12 inches is required for correct operation of these cars

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