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Micro-Trains - NSE MTL 16-188 - Flatcar, 60 Foot - East Valley Lines - 1976

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Commissioned ByRandy Hein
Production TypeSpecial Run
Stock NumberNSE MTL 16-188
Original Retail Price$45.00
BrandMicro-Trains
ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line
Body StyleMicro-Trains 064 Flatcar 57 Foot Converted TOFC
Prototype VehicleFlatcar, 60 Foot (Details)
Road or Company NameEast Valley Lines (Details)
Road or Reporting Number1976
Paint Color(s)Black
Print Color(s)White
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2016-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeFlatcar
Model Subtype57 Foot 6 Inch
Model VarietyConverted TOFC
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: With Aluminum trailer.
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.

Flatcars are used for loads that are too large or cumbersome to load in enclosed cars such as boxcars. They are also often used to transport intermodal containers (shipping containers) or trailers as part of intermodal freight transport shipping.

From Wikipedia
Road Name History:
Welcome to the Los Angeles N-Scale Association, operators of East Valley Lines Model Railroad located since 1979 in the Travel Town Museum at Griffith Park. We operate one of the largest N-Scale layouts in the world.

Travel Town, the Los Angeles City Recreation and Park Department’s unique display of vehicles representing many modes and eras of conveyances, is visited each week by hundreds of youngsters and adults who are interested in the development of transportation. The East Valley Lines N-Scale Model Railroad display is a public service activity made possible through partnership with the Travel Town Museum, City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreations and Parks.

Located on a 9-acre site at 5200 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park, Travel Town is open to the public daily from 10 am to 5pm. There is no admission charge. Displaying everything from a 104-ton locomotive to a one-horse shay, Travel Town offers its visitors what for most of them is the only opportunity they ever have to see and examine at close hand many different types of vehicles.
Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide.
Manufacturer Information:
Micro-Trains Line split off from Kadee Quality Products in 1990. Kadee Quality Products originally got involved in N-Scale by producing a scaled-down version of their successful HO Magne-Matic knuckle coupler system. This coupler was superior to the ubiquitous 'Rapido' style coupler due to two primary factors: superior realistic appearance and the ability to automatically uncouple when stopped over a magnet embedded in a section of track. The success of these couplers in N-Scale quickly translated to the production of trucks, wheels and in 1972 a release of ready-to-run box cars.

Micro-Trains Line Co. split off from Kadee in 1990 to form a completely independent company. For this reason, products from this company can appear with labels from both enterprises. Due to the nature of production idiosyncrasies and various random factors, the rolling stock from Micro-Trains can have all sorts of interesting variations in both their packaging as well as the products themselves. When acquiring an MTL product it is very important to understand these important production variations that can greatly enhance (or decrease) the value of your purchase.

Please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide
Item created by: gdm on 2020-12-23 13:30:23

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