Wells and French 15 Ton Wooden Ore Car

This car was a catalog design from this famous Chicago based builder of rolling stock, used by the Q&TL, with similar cars found on the EBT, and across the C&NW narrow gauge system.  Any where there was ore, stone, or coal these bottom dumping cars could be found in service.

Our model is based on surviving cars of the Quincy and Torch Lake Railroad in Hancock, Mi.  Cars of this type were not restricted to the Keweenaw, and could be found all over in any ore or coal service.  Our model shows the car with ratcheting door releases, but without airbrakes.  The car's coupled length of 24 feet was designed to line up with the standard hatch spacing still in use on Great Lakes freighters.

Fully assembled, features Kadee Quality products and professionally injection molded in factory, not poured in a garage. 

Manufactured by Prairie Locomotive Works based in Walkerton, IN.