AAR 53' 70 Ton Flat Car Premium Instructions

AAR 53' 70 Ton Flat Car Premium Instructions Our fourth premium instructions, for the AAR 53' 70 Ton Flat Car! See our video review here From the 1940s to the 80s and beyond the AAR 53' 70Ton Flatcar has been a popular car on North American railroads. On the eve of WWII, the government asked the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to review contemporary freight cars, and designate some standard designs that could be built quickly for use by any railroad. Among these was a 70-ton capacity flatcar based on an Erie Railroad design introduced in 1941. The 53 Ft 6 Inch long cars featured a riveted steel under frame, an overhanging wood deck supported by steel angles and 14 pressed steel stake pockets along each side. Tough and durable, cars of this type were built well into the 1960s, with many later converted for piggyback service or fitted with bulkheads and other load restraints for special duty. Some remained in revenue service into the 1980s, and a few can be found in maintenance-o