Here's is little collector's guide for the North American 50 ft. flat cars, which were first shown in the catalogue in the year 1973. This model had four vertical pins which hold several differnt loads.

Flat car with automobiles (1973 - 1979)

3251 Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) with two early type Mercedes Benz (with window glazing and silver painted headlights and grill)



3252 (Southern Railrioad not shown)

3253 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (AT & SF) with later Mercedes models (without painted trim and window glazing)



Flat car with cable reels (made 1973 - 1979)

3261 Southern Railroad (red)



3264 AT & SF (Santa Fe), marroon



30 3267E Conrail (marroon unpainted), 1979 only



30 3266E Southern Facific (SP) black, 1979 only



Others: 303263E Canadian National, 303265E Canadian Pacific (1979 only)

Flat car with containers

3279 Pennsylvania Sealand + ACL



3271 AT & SF CP Ships + ACL



30 3274E Burlington Northern (BN) - 2x CAST (only 1979)



30 3273E Canadian National (CN) - 2x ACL (only 1979)



30 3280E Southern Pacific (SP) - 2x P.I.E. (only 1979)



Others: 303277E NYC 2x Sealand, 303270E (PFE?), 303272E CP 2x CP Ships

Martin