PWRS Exclusive Micro-Trains

Canadian Trailer on Flat Car Series - 57 ft TOFC

Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CN) with Reimer Trailers

Pacific Western Rail Systems is pleased to announce the fifth issues in our new “Canadian Trailer on Flat Car Series” - Limited Run PWRS – Micro-Trains Runner Packs.

Pack #1 will feature three CP 57’ Converted TOFC Flat Cars painted red with white lettering. They were built 1965  by Napanee Industries, of Napanee, Ontario as part of CP Rail series 505001-505389 and ride on roller bearing trucks.

Pack #2 will feature three CN 57’ Converted TOFC Flat Cars painted brown with white lettering. They were built 1968 by Napanee Industries, of Napanee, Ontario as part of Canadian National series 687200-687274 or 687300-687323 and ride on roller bearing trucks. 

Features:

• Limited one time production run of these 3 road numbers & three separate trailers
• Micro-Trains trucks and couplers
• Accurate painting and printing with correct road numbers for each paint scheme.
• Cars will feature  light weathering to reflect real world appearance

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. 

Reservations Due By: January 31, 2016

Expected June 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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