ScaleTrains - 10620 - Container, 53 Foot, Corrugated - Maritime Ontario - 3 numbers

Specific Item Information:
512005, 512022, 512050

Model Information: ScaleTrains.com kicked off its entry into N Scale market in 2016 with the introduction of its line of 53 foot containers.

A ScaleTrains.com "Operator" model with fewer factory-applied parts and simplified printing; designed from builder?s drawings and photographs, these products are built for modelers who enjoy running high-quality, realistic trains at an affordable price.

Prototype History: An intermodal container is a large standardized shipping container, designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – from ship to rail to truck – without unloading and reloading their cargo. Intermodal containers are primarily used to store and transport materials and products efficiently and securely in the global containerized intermodal freight transport system, but smaller numbers are in regional use as well. These containers are known under a number of names, such as simply container, cargo or freight container, ISO container, shipping, sea or ocean container, container van or (Conex) box, sea or c can.

Unlike 20ft and 40ft shipping containers | storage containers, 53ft shipping containers | storage containers are not utilized for international shipping. They are used primarily for domestic over the road and rail service. High Cube shipping containers are 9ft 6in tall on the exterior. They are 1ft taller than standard height containers. They are also 8ft 6in wide, making them 6in wider than standard containers as well. They are commonly made from 14-gauge corrugated steel. They typically have lockable double doors on one end. They are commonly equipped with 1-1/8” thick marine plywood flooring on the interior.

53ft high cube shipping containers | storage containers are perfect for commercial, industrial and rural storage applications.

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Road Name History:
Established in 1962, M-O (Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited) is a fully integrated transportation company providing multi-modal services, including intermodal, over- the- road and dedicated services. M-O services are performed through an extensive and efficient network of terminals, COAST TO COAST throughout Canada. With an active client base of more than 5,000 customers, M-O has a solid reputation for providing innovative solutions to meet customer needs, each and every day including the unique FreightWORKS system of loading palletized freight. This system enables higher load factors and virtually eliminates shipment damages and shortages, translating into higher efficiencies for our customers. M-O has also created multiple operating divisions which are complimentary to one another. Our five operating divisions include M-O FreightWORKS, M-O COLDChain, M-O DedicatedWORKS, M-O LogisticWORKS, and M-O BULK Services.

M-O is proud of its rich history and excited about the key role the company has played in the Canadian transportation industry, having become a leading freight transportation, distribution and logistics provider. Our brand is strong and the corner stone to our success is our commitment to innovation and customer

Facilities & Equipment

Maritime-Ontario's state-of-the-art facility in Brampton, Ontario is the flagship of the network. It features, 96 truck level doors and 3 drive in doors, located on a 65 acre site adjacent to CN's Intermodal, and in close proximity to CP's Vaughan Intermodal Terminal. The dock is 127,000 ft long by 170 ft wide, an innovation enabling 53 ft trailers to be offload simultaneously allowing efficient load sequencing to maximize the cube of each trailer.The high security yard has parking capacity for more that 400 trailers.The facility also contains 42,000 sq ft of office space, home to our head office functions.

Maritime-Ontario (M-O) is consistently updating and increasing its fleet with late model trailers and intermodal containers. Today we operate one of the youngest fleets in the industry, a commitment maintained by the company to provide its customers with some of the best handling equipment in the industry today. Unique in today’s industry, M-O have also equipped its entire fleet of trailers and intermodal equipment with our FreightWORKS captive beam system, allowing double and triple stacking of palletized freight to maximize unit capacity while virtually eliminating damage. The M-O fleet is comprised of 53 foot high cube trailers and intermodal containers, with the vast majority of them equipped with reefers and or heated units. All units are equipped with high-tech advances in satellite, wireless and other communication technologies including ibright telematics used on the M-O reefer fleet.

Brand/Importer Information: ScaleTrains.com, Inc. is an upstart HO and N Scale model manufacturer that was founded by a team with more than 125 years of accumulated experience in the model railroad hobby and industry.

ScaleTrains is specifically focused on the tiny details in the printing and quality of the construction. The four friends who founded the company are all avid modelers themselves. Their factory is located in Tennessee. Unlike most other companies, they offer a range of different levels of complexity in their offerings so as to be able to provide products for both the budget-conscious collector as well as the detail-focused model enthusiast without compromising on quality for either.

They range covers the following, by increasing level of detailing:

1. Operator™ trains are built for modelers who enjoy running high-quality, realistic trains at an affordable price. Designed from builder’s drawings and photographs, Operator models have fewer factory-applied parts and simplified printing. For added versatility, super-detail parts are available separately.
2. The Rivet Counter™ line strives to create the most accurately detailed models imaginable. The real-world counterpart is meticulously researched to ensure prototype fidelity. Each model features numerous factory applied parts including roadname and road number specific details whenever possible.
3. Museum Quality™ models are historically accurate replicas of the most famous locomotives in North American railroading history. Exhaustive research and a commitment to perfection combine to create the ultimate scale model. Museum Quality trains establish new standards which make them just as legendary as the original.