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Micro-Trains - 113 50 709 - Log Car, Skeleton - Painted/Unlettered

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N Scale - Micro-Trains - 113 50 709 - Log Car, Skeleton - Painted/Unlettered
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Stock Number113 50 709
BrandMicro-Trains
ManufacturerMicro-Trains Line
Body StyleMicro-Trains 1137 Log Car Disconnected
Prototype VehicleLog Car, Skeleton (Details)
Road or Company NamePainted/Unlettered (Details)
Paint Color(s)Black
Coupler TypeMT Magne-Matic Knuckle
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileStandard
Multipack ID Number993 01 050
Release Date2006-08-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeLog Car
Model SubtypeDisconnected
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Cast metal frame, factory decorated cast resin logs, and brass chains. Load number two. Released as part of Micro-Trains Line TableTop Railroading set number 993 01 050.
Prototype History:
The skeleton car has been a staple in the logging industry since the early part of the century and has appeared on nearly every logging road in the country. Such cars came in standard and narrow gauge versions and probably everything in between. Shay, Climax, and Heisler geared locomotives often pulled long strings of skeleton cars through the mountains and forests of California and the Pacific Northwest.
Road Name History:
Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Brand/Importer Information: Micro-Trains is the brand name used by both Kadee Quality Products and Micro-Trains Line. For a history of the relationship between the brand and the two companies, please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide.
Manufacturer Information:
Micro-Trains Line split off from Kadee Quality Products in 1990. Kadee Quality Products originally got involved in N-Scale by producing a scaled-down version of their successful HO Magne-Matic knuckle coupler system. This coupler was superior to the ubiquitous 'Rapido' style coupler due to two primary factors: superior realistic appearance and the ability to automatically uncouple when stopped over a magnet embedded in a section of track. The success of these couplers in N-Scale quickly translated to the production of trucks, wheels and in 1972 a release of ready-to-run box cars.

Micro-Trains Line Co. split off from Kadee in 1990 to form a completely independent company. For this reason, products from this company can appear with labels from both enterprises. Due to the nature of production idiosyncrasies and various random factors, the rolling stock from Micro-Trains can have all sorts of interesting variations in both their packaging as well as the products themselves. When acquiring an MTL product it is very important to understand these important production variations that can greatly enhance (or decrease) the value of your purchase.

Please consult our Micro-Trains Collector's Guide
Item created by: nscalemodeler160 on 2016-04-26 19:45:22. Last edited by gdm on 2020-07-05 08:32:03

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