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Model Railroading > Unique PRR Flatcar Load to ModelDate: 01/20/23 06:22 Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: jtwlunch Picture from the Hilner Collection a PRR flatcar load somewhere in a Santa Fe Yard. A unique aerodynamic mobile home for the era.
James T Wilson Collection ![]() Date: 01/20/23 08:13 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: UP3806 Looks like Lucy and Desi's 'Long, Long Trailer'!
Tom Date: 01/20/23 09:47 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: sawdust I'm going out on a limb here, but pretty sure there isn't a Porter on board...
Kirk Date: 01/20/23 10:27 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: tramfan I got curious after seeing this photo. It isn't the same as the movie's trailer. That was a 1953 36-foot Redman Trailers "New Moon" model.
Date: 01/20/23 10:48 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: Jeff_Johnston I don't know where the "aerodynamic" idea came from but this is about as far away from "aerodynamic" as an RV could be.
Jeff Johnston thesugarpineshop.bigcartel.com Date: 01/20/23 10:59 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: wabash2800 Well, if you want to model that, Rapido has the flat car in HO: click here: HO F30A 50' Flat Car: PRR Delivery - Single Car - Rapido Trains Inc.
Victor Baird Date: 01/20/23 11:03 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: wabash2800 When interviewing a railroader, I was surprised to find that campers and trailers were built during the steam era. He recounted materials being shipped in and finished product being shipped out by rail on the Wabash at Topeka, Indiana.
Victor Baird Date: 01/20/23 11:20 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: TCnR Sure looks familiar, that 'Coach' could well be still on use in Northern California.
Date: 01/20/23 12:53 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: PHall TCnR Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Sure looks familiar, that 'Coach' could well be > still on use in Northern California. Look around a mobile home park, you'll probably see one or two. Date: 01/20/23 19:01 Re: Unique PRR Flatcar Load to Model Author: tomd |