Calvin and Bricks
Transformer Flatcars
My newest project has been this set of 3 flatcars. These cars are meant to be run together as they are carrying a disassembled high voltage transformer. The main chunk of the transformer is on the middle heavy duty flatcar and the rest of the parts are on the 2 companion flatcars, with each crate representing a specific part of the transformer. Transformers of this scale were too big and heavy to move as one piece so they were often shipped like this and then assembled on site.
The following cars were used in the consist:
PRR 470200 -> This is a Pennsylvania RR F34 heavy duty flatcar, designed by Matt Csenge. I have always found this car cool and I am so excited to have one in my fleet. Matt absolutely nailed the look of this car!
CN 660239 -> This is a Canadian National “Group C” flatcar. This is a 46’ car and is notable for being the first flatcar that Canadian National designed and built themselves.
CN 651731 -> This is a Canadian national “A-3” flatcar. This is a 40’ car and would have been inherited from the Canadian northern railway during the formation of the Canadian National.
Transformer Flatcars
My newest project has been this set of 3 flatcars. These cars are meant to be run together as they are carrying a disassembled high voltage transformer. The main chunk of the transformer is on the middle heavy duty flatcar and the rest of the parts are on the 2 companion flatcars, with each crate representing a specific part of the transformer. Transformers of this scale were too big and heavy to move as one piece so they were often shipped like this and then assembled on site.
The following cars were used in the consist:
PRR 470200 -> This is a Pennsylvania RR F34 heavy duty flatcar, designed by Matt Csenge. I have always found this car cool and I am so excited to have one in my fleet. Matt absolutely nailed the look of this car!
CN 660239 -> This is a Canadian National “Group C” flatcar. This is a 46’ car and is notable for being the first flatcar that Canadian National designed and built themselves.
CN 651731 -> This is a Canadian national “A-3” flatcar. This is a 40’ car and would have been inherited from the Canadian northern railway during the formation of the Canadian National.