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S-Helper Service Western Maryland (WM) General Service Flat Cars

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00167

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted not lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This version has the SOO Line box-car-red body color.


(image copyright © Ken Garber; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00168

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted not lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This version has the black body color.


(image copyright © Ken Garber; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01841

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2007

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted not lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The body color is "olive drab".

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00339

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

92182

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional Terra Gator liquid fertizer load (SHS #00531).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00311

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

92752

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This model has a box-car-red body color.


 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional NH Grinder Mixers as a load (SHS #00529).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01818

Additional IDs:

01819

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2007

Road Number(s):

93975, 93987

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01822

Additional IDs:

01823

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Atlantic Coast Line (ACL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2007

Road Number(s):

????, ????

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00312

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

8742

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00208

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1948

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Bangor & Aroostook (BAR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

451

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Holt Apgar; used by permission)

(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00263

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Boston & Maine (BM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

5202

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a black body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00169

Additional IDs:

00260

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Burlington Northern (BN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1998

Road Number(s):

629091, 629052

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the IH 815 Harvestor with corn harvesting attachment as a load (SHS #00551).

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional IH 815 Harvestor with combine load (SHS #00470).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00314

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

505012

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Ken Garber; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00209

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

44151

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a freight-car-red body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00554

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

X 1248

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Rich Abraham; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00170

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

95221

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


 (image copyright © Bob Werre; used by permission)
Bob Werre added a custom load to his model.

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00556

Additional IDs:

00557

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Conrail (CR)

Class:

F41

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

716193, 718905

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The car has an oxide-red body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00342

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Delaware & Hudson (DH)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

16502

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional JD Excavator (SHS #00511).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00171

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

22761

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00318

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

500002

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This model has a black body color.


 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional New Holland Skidsteers load (SHS #00589).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00558

Additional IDs:

00559

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1953

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Grand Trunk Western (GTW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

670022, 670045

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Ken Garber; used by permission)

(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00315

Additional IDs:

00340

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1956

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

60062, 60342

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

Interestingly, there appear to be two versions of this car made, although they have the same SHS model ID and the same road number. One has the road name and road number shown on the the lower part of the frame with white dashed lines in between the stake pockets, while the other has the road name and number split up between the stake pockets.


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional Terra Gator Dry fertizer load (SHS #00530).

 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter put a custom load on his model.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01161

Additional IDs:

01162

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Great Northern (GN)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

65700-65741

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

These models have a blue body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00172

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Illinois Central (IC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

923641

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Ken Garber; used by permission)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional FD Backhoe and front end loaders load (SHS #00472).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00313

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Maine Central (MEC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

7712

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00555

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Minneapolis & St. Louis (MStL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

X 261461

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a yellow body color, and looks near identical to SHS #00554 (which is decorated for the CNW). SHS #00555 is listed as a C&NW car on the box and in the SHS master spreadsheet, but it is decorated for the M&StL.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00211

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

499701

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed's model includes a load from Building & Structure Co. kit #4039 (a wooden container "Big Box" laser-cut wood kit, using the peel-n-stick assembly method). Ed also installed Kadee S-scale couplers, tack boards, and the factory plastic cream-colored deck was painted black.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00210

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

17341

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a black body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00316

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

New York, New Haven & Hartford (NH)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

17343

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00212

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1951

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Nickel Plate Road (NKP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

3021

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a black body color.


 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter installd 6 Ertl Farmall M tractors as a load, and created the proper bracing and tie-downs for this kind of load.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01163

Additional IDs:

01164

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Northern Pacific (NP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

62741, 62902

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © Bill Lane; used by permission)
Shown with a custom collection of military loads.

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00317

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

92763

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has an oxide-red body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01824

Additional IDs:

01825, 01871

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2007

Road Number(s):

469446, 469677, 469749

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00176

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

469997

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This model has a PRR freight-car-red body color and came with a road grader construction load.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00213

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

927761

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a freight-car-red body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00560

Additional IDs:

00561

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Reading (RDG)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

9300, ????

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a green body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01820

Additional IDs:

01821

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Reading (RDG)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

2007

Road Number(s):

9302, 9307

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00214

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1943

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Rock Island (RI/ROCK)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

90991

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00215

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1942

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Seaboard Air Line (SAL)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

47101

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

(image copyright © John Degnan; used by permission)

(image copyright © John Degnan; used by permission)

(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00341

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1968

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Soo Line (SOO)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

5573

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional JD 95 Combine load (SHS #00469).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01826

Additional IDs:

01827

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

142553, 143218

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

These models have an unknown body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01167

Additional IDs:

01168

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

700031, 700042

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
Ed Kirstatter's model has two M2A4 Stuart tanks as a load, and he installed the Kadee S couplers.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00173

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Southern Railway (SOU)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

51861

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © Shane Lambert; used by permission)

(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

01165

Additional IDs:

01166

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

St. Louis-San Francisco (SLSF)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

2083, ????

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00174

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

15061

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This model has a yellow body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00261

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

15082

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a yellow body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00216

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

15321

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a freight-car-red body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00319

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1941

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

57028

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © John Eichmann; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00309

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1964

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

58073

Qty Made:

300

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This was one of the two 1998 NASG Convention Cars. It came with an Ertl John Deere Excavator as a load.


(image copyright © Jace Kahn; used by permission)

(image copyright © Jace Kahn; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00562

Additional IDs:

00563

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Union Pacific (UP)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

258164, ??????

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

The model has a yellow body color.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00175

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Year/Era:

1954

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Wabash (WAB)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

181

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Online Article:


(image copyright © Roger Nulton; used by permission)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00343

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Western Maryland (WM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

402

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:


(image copyright © S-Helper Service)

 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional JD Log Skidder load (SHS #00471).

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

S-Helper Service

Manufacturer ID:

00320

Prototype Info

Manufacturer:

General Steel Casting Corp

Style:

general service

Length:

53'6"

Road Name:

Western Maryland (WM)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1997

Road Number(s):

7002

Product Type:

metal and plastic

Finish:

painted and lettered

Wheels:

scale and hi-rail

Couplers:

AF; support for Kadee scale couplers (not included)

Supplemental:

Notes:

This model has a box-car-red body color.


 (image copyright © S-Helper Service)
Shown here with the optional JD bulldozers (SHS #00473).
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