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

August 30, 2024 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has announced an exclusive and uncataloged Premier O Scale Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers in Lackawanna livery for exclusive distribution by M.T.H. Authorized Retailer Jr Junction Train & Hobby. The cars will be offered in two car numbers, both in extremely limited quantities beginning in January 2025.

Item No. 20-95765 Lackawanna Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 16429
Early Order Price: $89.95 (Plus Freight)
Click HERE to order from Jr Junction Train & Hobby.

Item No. 20-95766 Lackawanna Flat Car w/(2) PUP Trailers
Car No. 16441
Early Order Price: $89.95 (Plus Freight)
Click HERE to order from Jr Junction Train & Hobby.

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.

EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE THRU:

Jr Junction Train & Hobby
2716 Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse, NY 13224
315-451-6551
www.jrjunction.com
junction@twcny.rr.com

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Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

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Check out each of these offerings HERE.

These items are available to order from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.