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I talked to my hobby dealer about these cars, from him I was told that this was a one time run made in China. He can not get these anymore, they were sold for $6 a piece. All he has left are loads. Unless he drops the price on those he will have them a while. I've looked for more of these cars on the net and they are not to be found (perhaps on E-bay?). <br />I have a few of these cars (box, flat and gondola), and I will echo what Nigel said about them being grossly underweight. You really don't want to pull them anywhere except at the end of the line. The Box car's weight can be easily fixed if you want it to look empty by adding lead weights per the NMRA. The Gon and Flat however are more difficult to hide the weight. It's best to split the added weight over each of the truck. The Gon and Flat I had to add weight all over the place on the underside if I still wanted to keep them hidden. If you are planning loads however, the light weight is an asset if your loads are heavy. The wheels are plastic (as well as junk, IMHO), take them out and use them for a static display and replace them with steel wheels. While your at it, lube the axle pit before putting your new wheels in and they will run quite nicely. <br />As to if they are modeled after any specific prototype, Nigel perhaps spoke the truth. In all honesty, I don't know if any are like any specific prototype. I bought the cars because 1) I liked the way they looked, 2) I was trying to capture the feeling of a few old timers still serving time before being scrapped 3) They were cheap!
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