Uncataloged O Scale Premier Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers NOW IN STOCK

July 12, 2025 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has released an exclusive and uncataloged Premier O Scale Flat Car with (2) PUP Trailers in Detroit Toledo & Ironton livery for M.T.H. Authorized Retailer The Train Loft. The cars are now in stock in two car numbers, both in extremely limited quantities.

20-95751 Detroit Toledo & Ironton Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 1969
Early Order Price: $89.95
Download The Order Form: HERE to purchase from Train Loft.

20-95752 Detroit Toledo & Ironton Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 1971
Early Order Price: $89.95
Download The Order Form: HERE to purchase from Train Loft.

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 were 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.

EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THRU

The Train Loft
4007-B Country Club Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
336-760-9817
www.trainloft.com
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