NYC 497000 Series Flatcar

NYC 497000 Series Flatcar

THe New York Central Lines acquired 2,050 of these 40 ton flat cars from American Car & Foundry (AC&F) in 1907. The cars were divided among four subsidiaries, with the New York Central & Hudson River receiving the largest fleet at 1,000 cars (32500-33499.) The cars were built to a standard AC&F design introduced in the early 1900s and built into the 1920s.

The NYC Lines cars were classified as Lot 208-F. Starting in 1916, cars from the subsidiaries were given NYC reporting marks and renumbered into the 496000 (all but NYC&HR) and 497000 (NYC&HR) number series. As larger (both in length and capacity) flatcars became commonplace in the late 1910s and early 1920s, these cars became obsolete. By 1926, 1,297 members of Lot 208-F were in service on the NYC. This dwindled to 130 cars by 1938. All were off the roster by 1954. Most likely, some examples remained in maintenance of way service for some time, but no information regarding the quantity or lifespan of these cars could be located.

One example has survived, number 497862 at the Rochester & Gennessee Valley Railroad Museum. This car was acquired from Eastman Kodak, suggesting some of these cars were sold off to customers for in-plant service. This car has AB brakes, but it is unclear if this conversion was performed by NYC or Kodak. As the AB brake was introduced in the mid-1930s and the cars were being phased out on the NYC, it seems more likely this was done by Kodak. Based on this, the model uses a K brake system.

Empty weight: ~29,700 lbs
Capacity: 80,000 lbs
Length over sills: 40 ft 0 in
Numbers: 496000 to 496921 and 497000 to 497999

NYC 497000 Series Flatcar
• config.txt 18.13KB
• flatcar.gs 8.20KB
nyc_acf_flat_alpha_numbers
alphanumber_0.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_1.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_2.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_3.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_4.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_5.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_6.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_7.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_8.tga 16.04KB
alphanumber_9.tga 16.04KB
nyc_acf_flat_art
nyc_acf_flat_art_icon.tga 32.04KB
thumbnail.jpg 8.09KB
nyc_acf_flat_body
acfflat.texture.txt 30 bytes
acfflat.tga 4.00MB
airhose.im 9.04KB
airhose.kin 2.66KB
brakes.kin 3.61KB
brakes.lm.txt 266 bytes
brakes_lod1.im 23.68KB
brakes_lod2.im 984 bytes
chain-chain_a.texture.txt 47 bytes
chain.tga 4.04KB
chain_a.bmp 3.05KB
chalk1.tga 256.04KB
digit_1.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_1.tga 16.04KB
digit_2.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_3.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_4.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_5.texture.txt 30 bytes
digit_6.texture.txt 30 bytes
lod1.im 258.64KB
lod2.im 140.51KB
lod3.im 46.56KB
nyc_acf_flat_body.lm.txt 298 bytes
rigging
diagonaltractor.im 63.16KB
diagonaltractor.kin 1.70KB
goods.im 44.75KB
goods.kin 980 bytes
lumber.im 11.93KB
pipes.im 10.00KB
rigging.texture.txt 30 bytes
rigging.tga 1.00MB
stakes.im 11.93KB
shadow1.texture.txt 49 bytes
shadow1.tga 64.04KB
nyc_acf_flat_shadow
nyc_acf_flat_shadow.im 59.95KB

Feel free to reskin this and release it when and whereever you like as freeware. All I ask is that you give me credit for the original mesh and textures. This asset may not be used in part or as a dependency in payware content without permission.