
( Brand: Athearn ), ( Manufacturer Part Number: 74210 ), ( Assembly Status: Ready To Go/pre-built ), ( Color: Multicolor ), ( Replica Of: 85 Foot All Purpose Flat Car ), ( Material: Plastic ), ( Grade: C-10 Mint-brand New ), ( Year Manufactured: 2006 ), ( Control System: Dc / Dcc ), ( Franchise: Trailer Hauler Tofc ), ( Gauge: Ho ), ( Vintage: Yes ), ( Type: Freight Car ), ( Rail System: Two-rail System ), ( Corporate Roadname: Trailer Train ), ( Theme: Railroading ), ( Features: Highly Detailed, 3 Containers ), ( Country Of Origin: China )
Flatcars are open to the elements they do not have sides or a roof like other rail cars. Painted and printed for realistic decoration. Flatcars consist of a flat, horizontal floor or deck that is mounted on pair trucks. They are hard to part with but due downsizing in retirement they tare looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them.
Today, there are several variants of flatcars, including spine cars, center beams and well cars. Even so, the basic flatcar is still riding rails to this day, carrying equipment, machinery, oversized loads, pipe, steel beams and more. Container Retaining brackets. However, height clearance requirements tend to be slightly lower than for rolling highway transportation where entire trucks are loaded onto rail vehicles.
Roller bearing trucks. Cargo like pipe or rails may be loaded and unloaded with a crane other mechanical device. Weighted for optimum performance. The use of flatcars to ship trailers took off following World War II; this was referred as the piggyback revolution.
Lettered for. Cranes and forklifts are the most common way to load a flat. For that reason, the design didn change much over time. Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos them.
The trailers themselves also need to meet certain minimum requirements be able moved via crane, which is the most cost and time-efficient way of loading unloading them onto train. Log flatcars are equipped with reinforced permanent steel stakes to make it easier secure the load. TOFC is distinct from containerization. Trailer on flatcar, also known as TOFC or piggyback, is the practice of carrying semi-trailers railroad flatcars.
Besides the need for facilities to handle loading and unloading with road preferably highway access, trailer on flatcar operations impose certain height clearance requirements. Plain Flatcar flatcars are used to ship things like steel plate, machinery and beams. Alternatively, trailers may be driven onto the flatcars via ramps by a terminal tractor. Separately applied ladders, brake rigging, stirrups, and handbrake details.
With 3 CONTAINERS. Specialized Flatcar flatcars are used to ship tractors, military vehicles, steel plate and beams. 2 - 20 foot Containers. 85 ft ALL PURPOSE TOFC FLAT CAR.
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body. Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplets. Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years. Alignment plates for the Container bracket.
The item is NEW in the original box from old stock. THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item. Railroads often use flatcars to haul materials and equipment maintain tracks, including ties, rail, track panels, work vehicles. 1 - 40 foot Containers.
Farm equipment, military equipment and heavy construction can be driven on off of flatcars. Bulkhead Flatcar flatcars are used to ship steel plate, pipe and wood products. When trailers ride on flatcars TOFC they are referred to as piggybacks. As you might expect, flatcars are flat.
While both are examples of inter modal transport, trailer on flatcar is the loading entire trailers onto railroad cars, while in containerization, container detached from chassis for transport. Simulated decking. They also feature chain tie down devices that run along the channels on both sides of car to secure loads. Road Number may vary Container names.
Bulkheads, which are sturdy, vertical walls at each end of the car, help prevent loads from shifting past ends car.