ATSF Super C

Eighty-nine foot flats would be correct. Those came into service in the mid-60s. Trailer Train company flats were brown until about 1970 when the yellow scheme appeared. Atlas has made the 89 foot car in both schemes. (There also a later yellow scheme with "TTX" logo-that's too late for you). Atlas also made 89 foot flats in Santa Fe orange and in white, but I think those schemes post-date the Super C era.  

Trailers may be a little bit of a challenge. For that era, 40 footers are mostly appropriate. The 45-foot Pines trailers Atlas made I'm pretty sure are too modern (I use those for Super Fleet era intermodals). I think Berkshire Valley made 40 foot kits. Perhaps you can still locate some. Santa Fe trailers in that era appeared in the red "Piggy Back" scheme (I don't know if anyone makes decals, but you could probably have a custom decal maker run a few sets). Another scheme that came into service in the 70s (though I don't know if it post-dated Super C service) was the silver trailer with the blue target logo with a streamer-like pattern. Oddly, MTH included a 40 foot trailer with this scheme on its 90s-era five-car spine set. Weaver made 35 foot trailers, which is a late-50-60s era design. I'm not sure if any of those would have still been in service and made it onto the Super Cs. (If you have to compromise on trailers, I think 35 footers would be better for representing the Super C than would 45 foot models).

The Super Cs usually were pretty short consists, so you won't need a lot of equipment to convincingly represent one. That's a little before my era but if I come across any other information, I'll pass it on.

RM

Hope these help.

Hi,

 Super C is before my modeling era, but I wouldn't mind modeling 1976, its last year of service because of the Bicentennial painted SD45-2's used as motive power. High horsepower locomotives, speed, (sometimes north of 85mph), one of my favorite railroads, and intermodal are several reasons why this train interest me.

As Rich mentioned earlier, finding trailers to model this era is challenging. The MTH 40' Santa Fe trailer Rich mentioned (pic below), could be used, but I think its not available for separate purchase and only came with the 5 car spine set. I've seen that style of 40' trailer sold with what I believe is a 45' flat car. You can buy some and keep the trailers to repaint/decal, and sell the flat car.

Super C had some nice 40' drop bottom trailers within the consist, but these type trailers are only available in HO and N scales, unless there's something made in 1/50, 1/53, or 1/43 in diecast that I'm unaware of.

Super C would be a beautiful train to model, especially with SD45-2's or FP45's on point and at least ten to twelve 89' flats! 

MTH 40' trailer

Now that is a handsome locomotive!

Will these work? http://www.atlaso.com/o45trailers7.htm

Regards,

Swafford

Frank,

I'm skeptical those 45' Pines refrigerator trailers in that scheme are prototypical. Although the photo dates to 1980, here's an example of a prototype 40' trailer that likely would have been on the Super Cs:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=3362220

RM