The General Steel Castings (GSC) 60’ flatcar is a car of tremendous versatility. These cars served nationwide in service on many railroads starting in 1956. They were used in lumber, wallboard, poles, and heavy equipment services, to name a few. These flatcars were often photographed hauling “wrecked” cars, and many still operate today in various company service roles. GSC, located in Granite City IL, supplied either complete cars or cast steel flatcar bodies to various railroads. Railroads that elected to purchase only the bodies would then equip the cars with components preferred for projected service.

Featues:

• Dimensional accuracy - scaled exactly from General Steel Casting carbody plans
  
• Highly accurate "true to life" colors
  
• Exact stencils and lettering placement
  
• Decking assembly variations, appropriate for each paint scheme
  
• Oval or no-oval cutouts, appropriate for each paint scheme
  
• End of car cushioning devices or standard draft gear, appropriate for each paint scheme
• Roller or plain bearing truck variations, appropriate for each paint scheme
  
• Painted or "gray" decks appropriate for each paint scheme
  
• Wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
  
• Air hoses
  
• Weighted to NMRA specs for smooth operation
  
• Kadee scale metal couplers
  
• Tangent free-rolling metal wheels
  
• Recommended age 14 years and older