1887 General Flatcar w/ Horses

Production: 1960

History
The 1887 General flatcar with six horses was an uncatalogued freight car that was only manufactured in 1960. It is commonly referred to as part of Lionel's General series, which depicted American trains from the late 1800's. Other than the number and color of the fence sections, this freight car is a clone of the 1877 General flatcar with horses -- although this freight car is significantly harder to find compared to the 1877 flatcar.

This freight car included several fragile components, which are usually either missing or damaged. The items include six horses which were always two brown, two black and two white horses. Additionally, there were two long sections of yellow fence and eight smaller yellow fence sections. Locating a complete, undamaged 1887 in collectable condition is difficult.

Finally, the horses were manufactured by Bachmann Brothers of Philadelphia. Each horse usually includes a 'BB' stamped onto their belly.

Features
The 1887 flatcar contains the following standard features: molded brown flatcar with yellow lettering, arch-bar trucks, six horses plus ten sections of yellow fencing (two long sections and eight short sections). The couplers are usually fixed, non-operating couplers on this freight car.

Additional Detail, Photos & Box Information
The length of this type of flatcar is approximately 9.25" long (coupler to coupler).

Only Known Variation - Shown in first photo above - This flatcar was always brown with six horses: two brown, two black & two white.

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