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BAR and MEC Railroads [NS111] |
These unusual center beam cars were used for pulpwood
in New England. Built by Magor in 1964, these 64' cars have sloping floors
to support the sideways loaded logs. 268 of these cars were run by BAR
and 200 by the Maine Central.
A number of these cars are still in service in 2008.
The N Scale Kits cars have a cast lead free pewter chassis
with etched stainless steel gratings for the floor.
The center beam is supplied and is easily constructed to provide
the main spotting feature of these unusual cars.
Prototype photographs courtesy of Stephen Hastings
Recommended trucks are Microtrains® 1036
Couplers should be medium extension.
Body mount couplers can be used if preferred.
Decals are available from Microscale® and details are included in the Instruction Sheet
Full prototype information on these cars is limited on the web but a few photographs of current use [with the center beam removed] for MoW use on the BAR can be found. |
