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The Freight Yard - 9712D - Trailer, 45 Foot, Pines - Robbins Bros. Circus - 60

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N Scale - The Freight Yard - 9712D - Trailer, 45 Foot, Pines - Robbins Bros. Circus - 60
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Stock Number9712D
Original Retail Price$11.25
BrandThe Freight Yard
ManufacturerAtlas
Body StyleAtlas Vehicle Trailer 45 Foot Pines
Prototype VehicleTrailer, 45 Foot, Pines (Details)
Road or Company NameRobbins Bros. Circus (Details)
Road or Reporting Number60
Paint Color(s)Orange w. Silver roof
Print Color(s)Black
Additional Markings/SloganRobbins Bros. 3 Ring Circus
Winters Quarters Valley Forge, PA
Series NamePremiere Editions
Release Date1997-05-01
Item CategoryVehicles
Model TypeTrailer
Model Subtype45 Foot Pines
Model VarietySemi Box Van
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160



Model Information: Pines 45 Foot Semi Box Trailer.
Prototype History:
Pines Trailer produced a variety of semi box trailers. During the 1960s the 45 foot dry model was quite popular and many are still in service today.
Road Name History:
Owned by Fred Buchanan, the Robbins Bros. Circus was a show which operated in the 1920s and 1930s. The circus wintered in Granger, Iowa and and toured mostly in mid-western United States.
The Robbins Bros. advertised as having the "Earth's Largest Menagerie" and "Bingo the World's Largest Elephant".
Brand/Importer Information:
The Freight Yard was a hobby shop that did custom decoration and special runs of other manufacturers' N Scale products. It sold its custom products under several brands or collections: Premiere Editions, by The Freight Yard and Dreams Design.
It was located in Anaheim, California and then moved to 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Established in the late 1980s, it stopped business under this name by the end of the 2000s.
The Freight Yard was owned and operated by Darren J. Cohen. Darren is now operating North Valley Trains.
The Freight Yard / Premiere Editions runs are usually available in series of two to twelve different numbers (suffixed A to M, with I not used).
The first two digits of the stock number correspond to the release year (9x being 199x, and 2x being 200x).
Item created by: Alain LM on 2022-04-19 13:54:02. Last edited by Alain LM on 2022-04-19 13:54:03

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