The BBFCL Yahoo Group has a thread referencing the fact that Athearn is producing a brand new flat car, the Bethlehem F89F in several prementations. These are standard-height C-sill cars, not low-level bowl-decks, so they were not used to mount hinged-deck racks, but rather fixed-deck bilevels and trilevels. Below is a test shot that was posted: http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/data/Curt Mc/2010124162819_AthNew89Flatweb.jpg It was pointed out that the reason this is important to Frisco Modelers (and others as well) was that this car was used as the base for many railroads bi-level and tri-level auto racks and the hope of course is that Athearn will go ahead and produce some of these also now that they will have the base car. Below are two photos they use as an examples of Frisco Bi-Level and Tri-Level Auto Racks with this car as a base. http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=50564 http://gelwood.railfan.net/ttx/rttx910440csa.jpg
