Description
| Manufacturer | MTH |
|---|---|
| Scale | O Scale |
| MTH Style | Railking |
| Train Category | Freight Cars, Railking Freight, Rolling Stock |
| Warning | Choking Hazard: Not for Children under 3 years of age |
| Minimum Age | 14 years |
Used MTH 30-76462 BNSF Flat Car w/40′ Trailer (No Box)
This O gauge flat car with trailer is in Excellent Condition. There are no missing parts. There are minimal minute marks on the shells of both the flat car and trailer. The operating couplers function as intended. This freight car is ready to roll on your layout.
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The trailer-on-flat-car, or TOFC, concept actually predates the trucking industry. From 1885-1893, Long Island farmers could ship their loaded wagons to Manhattan markets on Long Island Rail Road flatcars. Teamsters rode in their own coach on the farmers’ specials, while their horses traveled in stable cars.
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.
High quality, traditionally sized RailKing Freight Cars provide detailed bodies and colorful paint schemes for the O Gauge railroader. MTH makes an enormous variety of RailKing Freight Cars, including many different car types and roadnames. No matter what era or part of the country you are modeling, RailKing is sure to have something for you.
Features
Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
Metal Wheels and Axles
Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
Decorative Brake Wheels
Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
Needle-Point Axles
ABS Detailed Trailer
Unit Measures:11 5/8″ x 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″
Operates On O-27 Curves
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