81 ft flat TTX depressed center flat car

[traingeek087]

That's the page I got my infro. from. Thanks anyways.

[ericsp]

This page has information on TTX (as well as other company) depressed center-flat cars.

http://southern.railfan.net/flat/flat_cars.html

[traingeek087]

It's too small to read. I've had several people take a stab at it and they can't figure it out either. Oh well I'm running it anyways. If no one else knew if they ran, it doesn't matter because they can't say "that's not prototypical" because no one else knows if it is or not.

[ericsp]

No Trailer Train cars listed but you migh be interested in http://southern.railfan.net/scl/scl_book.html

[Anonymous]

Trailer Train was formed in 1955 by PRR and Rail-Trailer. I don't know when Trailer Train came out with the yellow scheme but prior to that the cars were painted brown, I believe.

Models usually include all (or most) reporting marks. So why not look on your model to find a build date? It should be there.

[CBQ_Guy]

I'm not up much on the prototype of these cars. However, I'm modeling the late 1960's and I DO know that the yellow Trailer Train color didn't exist yet at that time.

[traingeek087]

Crap not cool. I was wanting one of these on my rr. Do you know when BN bought their depressed center flats?

By the way, I have a photo of a depressed center flat with 4 axles -- 8 wheels, that was built in 68, a question comes to mind thinking about this, was TTX around in 1968?

[CShaveRR]

No, definitely not from your era.

The earliest TTX heavy-duty flat cars would not have come before about 1991.

[traingeek087]

I guess maybe I should ask if they were built before 1974-1975? Those are the years I am modeling.

[traingeek087]

This is a modeling question but since TRAINS is the prototype, I thought I'll post my Q here.

I bought a 81 foot depressed center flat and was wondering what year it would have been made (in real life) it has 16 wheels which equals 8 axles. The reporting plates are QTTX.

I have found several photos of them on this site. (They are the depressed center cars) http://southern.railfan.net/flat/cars/loads/empty/empty.html but am unable to make out the year and month manufactured. Could someone help me out?