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Trainworx - 28462-02 - Flatcar, 89 Foot, COFC - North American Car - 7035

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Stock Number28462-02
Original Retail Price$23.99
BrandTrainworx
ManufacturerTrainworx
Body StyleTrainworx Flatcar COFC Flexi-Van
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
Prototype VehicleFlatcar, 89 Foot, COFC (Details)
Road or Company NameNorth American Car (Details)
Reporting MarksNIFX
Road or Reporting Number7035
Paint Color(s)White
Print Color(s)Black
Coupler TypeGeneric Magnetic Knuckle
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2021-12-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeFlatcar
Model SubtypeCOFC
Model VarietyFlexi-Van, Mark IV
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Specific Item Information: Detailed plastic body . Very fine etched metal deck supports, retainer valve rod, and stirrups
Model Information: Introduced by Trainworx in 2016, these models feature: Die cast metal under frame for superior tracking; Scale trucks with Fox Valley metal wheels; Body mounted magnetic knuckle couplers; Etched metal grab bars and stirrups.

In 1958, the New York Central introduced the new Flexi-Van Container-on-Flatcar (COFC). It was designed to help reclaim business that had been lost to trucks. With its specialized hardware, it provided a true intermodal transport system that used railroad transport for the long haul and highway transport for local pickup and delivery. Key to Flexi-Van were specially designed railroad flatcars with built-in compact turntables used in transferring containers from truck chassis without the need for circus ramps, overhead cranes, or forklifts. By virtue of its clever technology, Flexi-Van was intended to overcome many of the perceived disadvantages of COFC transport while making the most of the high quality service possible through intermodal transportation.
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.

COFC (Container On Flat Car) cars are typically 89' long and carry four 20' intermodal containers or two 40'/45' shipping containers (the two 45' containers are carryable due to the fact that the car is actually 92' long, over the strike plates). With the rise of intermodal freight transport-specific well cars that allow double stacking, and given the age of most of these flats, numbers will decline over the next several years

From Wikipedia
Road Name History:
The successful North American Car Company of Chicago, was incorporated in 1907. It grew and expanded, proving that the railcar leasing business could be quite profitable if well managed. North American was active in all the normal specialties of shipper lines, even including poultry. The company later became involved with the production of their own cars. They designed, produced and marketed tank cars, hoppers and boxcars. North American Car Corp. was based in Chicago, Illinois at 222 South Riverside Plaza.

In 1986 GE Railcar Services Corp. acquired the assets of North American Car Corp. GE acquired ~35000 railcars and 14 maintenance units in North America at a cost of $420 million. North American Car, a unit of Tiger International Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Los Angeles in December, 1984. NACC had been Tiger International's only profitable unit.
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: CNW400 on 2021-12-14 12:22:09. Last edited by gdm on 2022-03-14 10:04:37

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