HO PRR F35 Flatcar Decals

The F35 flatcar was a new type of design for the PRR. It featured all-welded construction with six wheel trucks and a 125 ton capacity. Ten were built in series 470010 to 470019 in September 1940 at Altoona. Due to their use in specialized service moving heavy loads, the entire fleet made it into Penn Central with most cars lasting into Conrail beyond 1980.

This sheet has enough data to do 1 car. The road number is done as a “prefix” so you can choose your own number. There are three different reweigh locations (P57: Altoona, P205: Pitcairn, P330: New Castle) with multiple reweigh dates into the early 1960’s.
The F35 has been imported by Railworks, Ltd. in Brass and is available as a 3D printed kit by Erik Ernest at earnesttrains.com or on Ebay as bajadezert.

For painting this flatcar in this scheme, the entire car including underbody is to be painted in Freight Car Color. The trucks are painted black.

For references in regard to the PRR's F35 Class Flatcar fleet please consult the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society's publication, Pennsylvania Railroad Flat Cars, Revenue & Work Equipment, 1881-1968, by Al Buchan and Elden Gatwood and Volumes 1-3 of the PRR Color Guide.

Thanks for assistance in the creation of this decal set goes to Jerry Britton.

F35 3D Printed Kit: http://earnesttrains.com/shop/ols/products/ho-f-35-depressed-center-flat-car