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RE: (erielack) EL Piggyback Service

Paul Brezicki wrote:

> Flatcars: 
> Walthers 89' flush-deck TOFC car, released earlier this year 
> Atlas 89' flush-deck all-purpose car, release pending
> Athearn 89' flush-deck all-purpose car, re-released in 2006 (actual
scale length 85')
> Athearn 85' S-channel TOFC car, re-released in 2005
> Athearn 52' fishbelly flat car, re-released in 2006
> Accurail (Customrail) 89' flush-deck TOFC car, released in the 1990's

This car is still available in undec, and many stores still have painted
cars in stock. Accurail just did a custom run of 6 Trailer Train numbers
for "Digital Fox Services" about a year ago, too, so keep looking!


> Walthers 89' C-channel TOFC car, released around 1994

This was the Trailer Train F89F model, and came out in two runs, but
both are long gone now - look at train shows for these. They're actually
quite nice, and oddly enough I just finished building six of them this
weekend :)


> Walthers 75' TOFC car, released in early '90's

Surprise! This is the Bethehem Steel car that was built for (among other
roads) PRR and.... Erie! These were the Erie 7500-series flats. With the
lengthening of trailers, the EL spliced in an additional 10' section in
the middle to make them true 85' flats. This is another one of those
"future projects" on my to-do list - I have a pair of the Walthers cars,
one of which will be sacrificing 10' of its body to lengthen the other
one! :)

A very neat car, if you can find one. I hope Walthers re-runs these!


 
	- Paul

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