Atlas 50006946 N Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Gondola plus official logos
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
plus official logos
The vintage truck body has a tough
Highly detailed and realistic
Patched with GECX reporting marks
The B-17 lived up to its “flying fortress” nickname during World War 2 when it penetrated deep into the Third Reich to blast German war production facilities
Atlas 50006946 N Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Gondola plus official logosAtlas 50006946 N Scale 42' Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Seaboard Coast Line SCL 110288 Pulpwood is not a specific type of wood, but actually tree limbs that are cut to a specified length, then turned into wood pulp and used in the paper industry. Early paper making had the trees near the paper plant. As timber resources were diminished, the need for transporting pulpwood began to rise. Railroads were seen as an efficient method of transporting pulpwood.