20-95715 O Scale Premier Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $89.95Product InformationDescriptionFlat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers - Union Pacific (Kool Aid) No. 21270, 21279 Roadname: Union PacificProduct Item Number: 20-95715Catalog: FM 2024 All ScalesProduct Line: PremierScale: O ScaleDelivery Status: OCT. 2024This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches. OverviewThe trailer-on-flat-car, or TOFC, concept actually predates the trucking industry. For a brief period in the 1800s, Long Island farmers could ship their loaded wagons to market on a local railroad. The modern use of railroads to ship loaded trailers began on the Chicago Great Western Railroad (the “Corn Belt Route”) in 1935 and became widespread in the 1950s under the leadership of a former GM executive named Eugene Ryan and early supporters that included the Pennsy, New Haven, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Burlington, and Southern Pacific railroads. Originally a large number of trailers were railroad-owned, and loading and unloading was done “circus-style” by driving the trailers onto a string of flatcars from one end. A major advance came in the 1960s with the advent of the first side-lift cranes, dramatically speeding up loading and unloading. Today the combination of trailer and container shipments, known collectively as intermodal, constitutes the largest class of freight on American railroads. Features Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body Colorful, Attractive Paint Scheme Metal Wheels and Axles Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks Fast-Angle Wheel Sets Needle-Point Axles (2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads (2) Removable 20' PUP Trailers 1:48 Scale Dimensions Unit Measures: 14 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” Operates On O-42 Curves Find It LocallyThis product may not have shipped yet or is completely sold out. Click on the show button to see who might have it on order. SupportSupport Content:
