Search:
Type the text to search here and press Enter.
Separate search terms by a space; they will all be searched individually in all fields of the database. Click on Search: to go to the advanced search page.
Classifieds Only: Check this box if you want to search classifieds instead of the catalog.
Please help support TroveStar. Why?

N Scale of Nevada - 07-99 - Loader, Piggy Packer, FWD, PC-60

2  of these sold for an average price of: 30.5830.582 of these sold for an average price of: 30.58
Click to see the details
history
Collectors value this item at an average of 30.5830.58Collectors value this item at an average of 30.58
Click to see the details
collector
This item is not for sale. This is a reference database.
N Scale - N Scale of Nevada - 07-99 - Loader, Piggy Packer, FWD, PC-60
Click on any image above to open the gallery with larger images.
Sell this item on TroveStar
Sell
Add a comment about this item.
It will be visible at the bottom of this page to all users.
Comment
Stock Number07-99
BrandN Scale of Nevada
ManufacturerN Scale of Nevada
Body StyleWheels of Time Raygo Wagner PC-90 Piggy Packer
Prototype VehicleTruck, Intermodal, Piggy-Packer (Details)
PrototypeLoader, Piggy Packer, FWD, PC-60
Ready-to-RunNo
Kit ComplexityCraftsman
Release Date1989-11-01
Item CategoryVehicles
Model TypeLoader
Model SubtypePiggy Packer
Model VarietyFWD PC-60
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era V: Modern Diesel (1979 - Present)
Scale1/160



Prototype History:
By the early 1960s, railroads in North America were routinely transporting truck trailers on specialized railroad cars called “piggyback” flat cars (known as Trailer On Flat Car, or TOFC). The loading and unloading of truck trailers from these flat cars was accomplished by way of a ramp at one end of the train, with a truck-tractor used to pull the trailer on and off the train. This was commonly referred to as “circus loading”, and was a time consuming process: by this method, trailers on piggyback flat cars could only be loaded or unloaded sequentially. Furthermore circus loading required a very skilled driver, one able to navigate the narrow confines of a flatcar, especially when backing up to pick up a trailer.

In 1968, the FWD Wagner Corp. developed the P-80 and the PC-90. The boom on the PC-90 (and P-80) was redesigned to eliminate the tilting of the trailers during lifting by including a pair of horizontal stabilizing bars that served as a parallelogram. Folding grapple arms replaced the clamshell lift mechanism, eliminating the 10-feet clearance required with the '70. Further, by 1968, ISO standards had been established for the emerging maritime container business, replacing the proprietary lift mechanisms for SeaLand, Matson and others. Nelson saw the growth potential in adapting the Piggy-Packer for container handling, and chose the lift mechanism that had been developed by Ropco Corp. The first dual-purpose machine equipped with a container spreader entered service in UP’s Seattle facility in 1968. Furthermore, lift capacity was beefed up to 90,000 lb (45 tons). The PC-90 quickly became the de facto standard for mechanization of TOFC operations.
Item created by: nscalemodeler160 on 2016-04-14 15:10:45. Last edited by gdm on 2020-06-01 09:40:34

If you see errors or missing data in this entry, please feel free to log in and edit it. Anyone with a Gmail account can log in instantly.