As with all Pacific Western Rail Systems Exclusive Micro-Trains products, this is a one time production run of these. These schemes and road numbers will never be produced again.

These cars are not available for reservation by the public at this time. Only PORTERS Members may reserve them. At a later date, the public will be able to order any remaining stock.

CN and CP operated sizeable fleets of piggyback trailers. Prior to containerization, piggyback or Trailer On Flat Car (TOFC) was an important transitional step between boxcars and intermodal technology developments, which in turn led to today's long trains of double-stacked containers.  Initially, piggyback loading/unloading ramps were built at or near major yards.  Tractors backed trailers on and drove them off strings of flat cars, a process called circus loading.  

Drawbacks: truck drivers had to have steady hands and nerves, flatcars needed siderails to guide the drivers through several cars, and cars had to be correctly marshalled to match the ramp at which they were to be unloaded. GP38-2(W) 5574 leads an eastbound freight approaching a level crossing near Rosetown, Saskatchewan in 1986 with CN TOFC on the head end (below).

Notice the CN Pigyback and Intermodal Trailers riding on toop of Canadian National Flatcars.

The image above is courtesy of Eric Gagnon. He has a gret Blog on Canadian Trains which can be viewed at:

http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.ca

Expected Release: February 2016

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PORTERS Members: Remember all Micro-Trains purchases earn Micro-Trains Manufacturer Credits that can be used towards current and future Micro-Trains PORTERS Club Lounge Cars such as the Car below.

 

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