AC 238156 is one of 96 “new” pulpwood cars that were acquired by Wisconsin Central in late 1995 for service on the Algoma Central Railway. These 66′ inside length bulkhead flatcars were acquired second-hand from CP Rail and rebuilt with side stakes for pulpwood.
This car was photographed in Cochrane, Ontario on July 16, 2013 heading empty back to Hearst with several other AC and WC marked pulpwood flatcars for interchange back to CN.
AC 2420 is a factory painted, ready-to-run model from Walthers that accurately represents the Algoma Central’s first series of 25 52’8″ inside length bulkhead flatcars built new for the ACR in 1975.
The wrapped lumber load is a kit from Kanamodel products, although I didn’t see the lumber load kits listed on Kanamodel’s web site recently, so I’m not sure if the lumber loads are still in their product offerings.
AC 2343 at Steelton yard, August 1996. Photo courtesy Blair Smith.
AC 2476 at Sault Ste. Marie, August 18, 2004. This is one of a group of cars originally built in 1975 for North American Car Co. by Hawker-Siddeley with NAFX reporting marks. These were acquired by the Algoma Central in 1994 from NAFX 53120-53219 series.
AC 2412 on August 18, 2004 at Sault Ste. Marie. One of 25 cars built by Hawker-Siddeley in January 1975 for the Algoma Central.