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Did K-Line ever produce Scale Size Freight Cars?  If so what item numbers did they use to identify them?

K-Line had in my opinion a very comprehensive and well thought out numbering system.  I own a good number of their Passenger Cars and they used 4400, 4500, 4600 and 4800 to represent the different lines.  They also in their numbering system encoded the RR it represented (assume freight cars would be the same, have a couple and their scale Locos and they do).

I did find this reference and it appears they would have been in the 6000 series.  However just because they are O Size not O27 doesn't mean they are full O Scale.

https://www.trainz.com/pages/k...%20in%20900%20series.

Anyhow, anybody that can answer my original please share.  Thank you!

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@MainLine Steam  K-Line produced Both Scale Sized and Semi-Scale.  In general anything starting with 6xx-xxx is semi scale while 7xx-xxxx are scale. HOWEVER there are many instances of 6xx-xxxx of being scale. I have not as yet seen any 7xx being semi-scale.  Other consideration is K-Line at one point marked boxes with "O / O-27 Gauge" for their semi-scale line.  It can be quite challenging to determine which certain numbers are which. Sellers often use O scale for Semi-Scale. The box and part number is the best bet.

I have a number of their engines and rolling stock - I like all their scale stuff. The intermodal cars are especially nice and match up well with Lionel intermodals.

This link is to an archived K-Line site which lists many of the products manufactured over the years. This is a pretty good go-to reference. In the menu go to scale or semi-scale items then look for the number. Legacy K-Line Trains

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@MainLine Steam  K-Line produced Both Scale Sized and Semi-Scale.  In general anything starting with 6xx-xxx is semi scale while 7xx-xxxx are scale. HOWEVER there are many instances of 6xx-xxxx of being scale. I have not as yet seen any 7xx being semi-scale.  Other consideration is K-Line at one point marked boxes with "O / O-27 Gauge" for their semi-scale line.  It can be quite challenging to determine which certain numbers are which. Sellers often use O scale for Semi-Scale. The box and part number is the best bet.

I have a number of their engines and rolling stock - I like all their scale stuff. The intermodal cars are especially nice and match up well with Lionel intermodals.

This link is to an archived K-Line site which lists many of the products manufactured over the years. This is a pretty good go-to reference. In the menu go to scale or semi-scale items then look for the number. Legacy K-Line Trains

Thank you very much!  Just what I was looking for.

SCALE items from K-Line thru 1998

K-2200 MP-15 Switcher

K-2400 GP series diesel

K-2500 F series diesel

K-2700 Powered Interurban

K-4400 Heavyweights

K-4600 Extruded Aluminum Passenger Cars

K612 Bay Window Caboose

K613 Extended Vision Caboose

K623 Die Cast Hopper

K652 Die Cast Gondola

K671/K-6800 Ore Car

K691/K-6900 Flat Car

K-7600 Classic Reefer (Intermountain Railway Co)

K-760 Classic Box Type Car Series, Riveted, Wood sided, Stock car, Modern Riveted Box, Modern Welded Box

K-7700 TTAX Spine Car

K-7760 Gunderson Deep-Well stand alone DTTX

K-7790 Thrall DEEP-Well DTTX

K-78100 ISO Tank Containers

K-7820 Smooth Shipping Container 40"

K-7830 Ribbed Shipping Container 40'

k7860 Shipping Container 48'

K-7900 Classic Boxcar  Intermountain

This information comes from, 'the book'.

SCALE items from K-Line thru 1998

K-2200 MP-15 Switcher

K-2400 GP series diesel

K-2500 F series diesel

K-2700 Powered Interurban

K-4400 Heavyweights

K-4600 Extruded Aluminum Passenger Cars

K612 Bay Window Caboose

K613 Extended Vision Caboose

K623 Die Cast Hopper

K652 Die Cast Gondola

K671/K-6800 Ore Car

K691/K-6900 Flat Car

K-7600 Classic Reefer (Intermountain Railway Co)

K-760 Classic Box Type Car Series, Riveted, Wood sided, Stock car, Modern Riveted Box, Modern Welded Box

K-7700 TTAX Spine Car

K-7760 Gunderson Deep-Well stand alone DTTX

K-7790 Thrall DEEP-Well DTTX

K-78100 ISO Tank Containers

K-7820 Smooth Shipping Container 40"

K-7830 Ribbed Shipping Container 40'

k7860 Shipping Container 48'

K-7900 Classic Boxcar  Intermountain

This information comes from, 'the book'.

Thank you VERY much for the detailed list.  My wallet will probably get thinner.  LOL

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