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Trainworx - 40432-11 - Trailer, Semi, Box Van, 40 Foot, Exterior Post, Strick Flexi-Van - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie - 86

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N Scale - Trainworx - 40432-11 - Trailer, Semi, Box Van, 40 Foot, Exterior Post, Strick Flexi-Van - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie - 86
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Stock Number40432-11
Original Retail Price$17.95
BrandTrainworx
ManufacturerTrainworx
Body StyleTrainworx Vehicle Trailer 40 Foot Flexi-Van
PrototypeTrailer, Semi, Box Van, 40 Foot, Exterior Post, Strick Flexi-Van
Road or Company NamePittsburgh & Lake Erie (Details)
Reporting MarksP&LERR
Road or Reporting Number86
Paint Color(s)Silver
Paint SchemeFlexi-Van Service
Announcement Date2015-10-05
Release Date2016-08-01
Item CategoryVehicles
Model TypeTrailer
Model SubtypeSemi Box Van
Model Variety40 Foot Exterior Post Strick Flexi-Van



Model Information: Trainworx Trailer Semi Box Van 40 Foot Exterior Post Strick Flexi-Van
Road Name History:
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad (P&LE) (reporting mark PLE), also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. In 1880, William Henry Vanderbilt's Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway bought stock to the tune of $200,000 in the P&LE. The P&LE would stay in the Vanderbilt's New York Central system until Conrail. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, Pennsylvania to the east. It did not reach Lake Erie (at Ashtabula, Ohio) until the formation of Conrail in 1976.

The P&LE was known as the "Little Giant" since the tonnage that it moved was out of proportion to its route mileage. While it operated around one tenth of one percent of the nation's railroad miles, it hauled around one percent of its tonnage. This was largely because the P&LE served the steel mills of the greater Pittsburgh area, which consumed and shipped vast amounts of material. It was a specialized railroad deriving much of its revenue from coal, coke, iron ore, limestone, and steel. The eventual closure of the steel mills led to the end of the P&LE as an independent line in 1992.

At the end of 1970 P&LE operated 211 miles of road on 784 miles of track, not including PC&Y and Y&S; in 1970 it reported 1419 million ton-miles of revenue freight, down from 2437 million in 1944.
Brand/Importer Information:
Trainworx was founded in 1999 by Pat Sanders and is located in Delta Colorado. Their first freight car was the Quad hopper and it was released in 2000. They have been making N scale products ever since. Their website can be found at www.train-worx.com. As of 2016, they have produced 8 different rolling stock body styles as well as a range of different highway vehicles in N Scale. Their limited edition runs have proven a huge success with collectors and modelers enjoy the accuracy of all their products.

Trainworx sells their products both through tradional retail channels as well as directly by phone order. When asked "What prompted you to found Trainworx?", Pat Sanders responded "There was a freight car that hadn't been done in N scale that I just had to have and it didn't look like anyone was ever going to make it."
Item created by: nscalemodeler160 on 2016-08-07 14:25:59. Last edited by nscalemodeler160 on 2016-08-07 17:25:59

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