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BLMA - 12259 - Flatcar, Spine - TTX Company - 355111

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Stock Number12259
Original Retail Price$84.95
BrandBLMA
ManufacturerBLMA
Body StyleBLMA Container Car Trinity 3-Unit Spine Car
Prototype VehicleFlatcar, Spine (Details)
Road or Company NameTTX Company (Details)
Reporting MarksTTAX
Road or Reporting Number355111
Paint Color(s)Yellow
Print Color(s)Black and White
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2010-08-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeContainer Car
Model SubtypeSpine
Model Variety3-Unit Trinity RAF53C
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: RAF53C
R - Trinity
A - Articulating
F - Flat
5 - units
3 - length
C - phase
Model Information: This BLMA model features: 3-Car Set; Ready-To-Run; Die-Cast Metal and Plastic; Fine-Scale Detail All Around; Chemically Etched Walkways; Accurately Painted/Printed; Prototypical Ride Height; Collapsed or Raised Hitches; BLMA 70-Ton ASF Ride Control Trucks; BLMA 33" Metal Wheels; Body-Mounted Micro-Trains Couplers.
Prototype History:
A flatcar (US) (also flat car (US) or flat wagon (UIC)) is a piece of railroad (US) or railway (non-US) rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks (US) or bogies (UK), one at each end containing four or six wheels. Occasionally, flat cars designed to carry extra heavy or extra large loads are mounted on a pair (or rarely, more) of bogeys under each end . The deck of the car can be wood or steel, and the sides of the deck can include pockets for stakes or tie-down points to secure loads. Flatcars designed for carrying machinery have sliding chain assemblies recessed in the deck.

Spine cars, trailer on flat car, or piggy back cars allow two 28.5-foot (8.69 m) trailer pups or one semi-trailer up to 57 feet (17.37 m) to be carried. They usually come in articulated sets of 5 or 3..

From Wikipedia
Road Name History:
TTX Company (formerly Trailer Train until 1991) is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX's pool of railcars (over 220,000 cars and intermodal wells) is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.

Owned by North America's leading railroads, TTX's free-running pools provide fungible assets that minimize total empty miles, further lowering costs and minimizing risk for the industry, helping the railroads conserve their capital for other critical infrastructure needs. Customers easily recognize TTX's bright yellow cars as a consistent, high quality, well-maintained fleet that serves many transportation needs.
Brand/Importer Information:
BLMA Models was founded in July of 2000 to bring Z, N, and HO Scale products of superior quality and originality to the model train community. At BLMA Models, we understand that quality and accuracy count in producing realistic scale models. Our passion revolves around accuracy, diversity, innovation and satisfaction to prototype model railroaders by providing exceptional products and service that goes beyond your expectations.

BLMA was acquired by Atlas Model Railroad in January of 2016.
Item created by: gdm on 2017-02-17 20:46:18. Last edited by gdm on 2022-03-14 13:33:32

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