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Con-Cor - 580020 - Passenger Car, Heavyweight - Maintenance of Way

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Stock Number580020
Original Retail Price$249.98
BrandCon-Cor
ManufacturerRivarossi
Body StyleRivarossi Passenger Heavyweight Set
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Heavyweight (Details)
Road or Company NameMaintenance of Way (Details)
Paint Color(s)White
Print Color(s)Black
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
Multipack Count6
Multipack ID Number580020
Release Date2003-01-01
Item CategoryPassenger Cars
Model TypeHeavyweight
Model SubtypeHeavyweight
Model VarietySet
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)
Scale1/160



Model Information: These cars were produced by Rivarossi and originally imported by Atlas. They model 1920s-era heavyweight passenger cars. After Atlas discontinued their use of the tooling, they were later imported by Con-Cor. Con-Cor contracted Rivarossi to create the tooling for the coach and full baggage cars, so those were never sold by Atlas. Three car sets in Arnold-Rivarossi packaging were also available. The three car sets were imported by Model Shipways.
Prototype History:
Heavyweight Passenger Cars were the prevalent style of railcars used for passenger service during the interwar period. They were constructed of concrete, wood and steel. The floor was often of poured concrete, which helped give these cars a smoother ride than older wooden-body cars. Also, because of their heavy construction, they were also much less likely to "telescope" when a collision occurred. They were much heavier than modern passenger cars due to the materials used in their construction. They were so heavy that they often (but not always) required three-axle bogies to support them.

Heavyweights frequently had what is called a clerestory roof. The center of the roof was higher than the sides, in that it was stepped up. The lightweight cars had smooth, rounded roofs. Heavyweight passenger cars typically weigh around 1 ton per foot of length. So a 85' car weighs in the area of 85 tons for a heavyweight car.

From Wikipedia
Road Name History:
Maintenance of Way is a generic term that encompasses all activities and equipment related to maintaining railroad tracks in good condition.
Equipment is highly specialized and diversified. A non exhaustive list below:
  • Ballast cleaner
  • Ballast regulator
  • Clearance car
  • Crane
  • Dynamometer car
  • Grinder
  • Road–rail vehicle (Hi-Rail)
  • Rotary snowplow
  • Scale test car
  • Stoneblower
  • Tamping machine
  • Track geometry car
Brand/Importer Information:
Con-Cor has been in business since 1962. Many things have changed over time as originally they were a complete manufacturing operation in the USA and at one time had upwards of 45 employees. They not only designed the models,but they also built their own molds, did injection molding, painting, printing and packaging on their models.

Currently, most of their manufacturing has been moved overseas and now they import 90% of their products as totally finished goods, or in finished components. They only do some incidental manufacturing today within the USA.

Important Note: The Con-Cor product numbering can be very confusing. Please see here in the article how to properly enter Con-Cor stock numbers in the TroveStar database.
Item created by: gdm on 2017-09-28 17:56:34. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-06-15 21:44:53

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