Athearn Genesis HO G70739 F89-F 89’8″ Flat Car With Trailer, Southern Pacific #900999

Introduced in the early 1960s, the Trailer Train (now TTX Company) F89F flatcar has been a mainstay of contemporary railroading. A product of Bethlehem Steel Company’s (BSC) Johnstown, PA plant, over 9,000 of these (89′ 8″ over the strikers) cars were built throughout the 1960s. Visually distinctive from other long flatcars of their era thanks to their “C” channel side sills, these versatile cars were adapted for many types of service and loadings over the years, ranging from Trailer-On-Flatcar (TOFC), to autoracks, to structural steel loading. While the majority went to Trailer Train, many were built for various railroads, typically for autorack service. Many were “de-racked” in later years, being reassigned and equipped for other service – TOFC, vehicle loading, pipe service, etc.

It wasn’t unusual for these cars to see several different loading configurations throughout their careers, to meet the changing needs of shippers. In service with Trailer Train, the three or four-letter reporting marks indicated the cars’ intended service and corresponding equipment. For example, an “XTTX” car was equipped with four collapsible hitches, capable of carrying various combinations of 28′, 40′, or 45′ trailers. A car in the “RTTX” configuration featured a pair of fixed hitches at the ends, and a retractable hitch amidships, allowing it to carry a pair of long (up to 45′) trailers back-to-back, or three 28′ “pup” trailers.

FEATURES:
Raised and lowered hitches included
Die-cast underframe
Wire formed brake plumbing
Detailed deck
70-Ton roller bearing trucks with animated rotating bearing caps installed
Separately applied brake ratchet, wire grab irons and ladders
Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Use for dedicated intermodal trains or mixed freight
Decorated models fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Minimum radius: 22″ – Recommended radius: 24″+

45′ FRUEHAUF Z-VAN TRAILER MODEL FEATURES:
Separately applied mud flaps
Rubber tires
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Painted and printed for realistic decoration