Uncataloged O Scale Premier Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers Announced

July 25, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive and uncataloged Premier O Scale Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers in Pennsylvania livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Mr. Muffin's Trains in Atlanta, Indiana. The cars will be offered in two car numbers, both in extremely limited quantities beginning in November 2024.

20-95737 Pennsylvania Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 175252
Early Order Price: $80.95
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20-95738 Pennsylvania Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 175255
Early Order Price: $80.95
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ABOUT THE PREMIER O SCALE FLAT CAR WITH PUP TRAILERS

The trailer-on-flat-car, or TOFC, concept actually predates the trucking industry. For a brief period in the 1800s, Long Island farmers could ship their loaded wagons to market on a local railroad. The modern use of railroads to ship loaded trailers began on the Chicago Great Western Railroad (the "Corn Belt Route") in 1935 and became widespread in the 1950s under the leadership of a former GM executive named Eugene Ryan and early supporters that included the Pennsy, New Haven, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Burlington, and Southern Pacific railroads.

Originally a large number of trailers were railroad-owned, and loading and unloading was done "circus-style" by driving the trailers onto a string of flatcars from one end. A major advance came in the 1960s with the advent of the first side-lift cranes, dramatically speeding up loading and unloading. Today the combination of trailer and container shipments, known collectively as intermodal, constitutes the largest class of freight on American railroads.

Order directly from:

Mr. Muffin's Trains
165 E. Main St.
Atlanta, IN 46031
765-292-2022
Email: mrmuffin@mrmuffinstrains.com
www.mrmuffinstrains.com

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