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Classic Metal Works - 51179 - Trailer, Fruehauf Aero-Van - Santa Fe

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N Scale - Classic Metal Works - 51179 - Trailer, Fruehauf Aero-Van - Santa Fe
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Stock Number51179
Original Retail Price$21.95
BrandClassic Metal Works
ManufacturerClassic Metal Works
Body StyleClassic Metal Works Trailer Fruehauf Aero-Van
Prototype VehicleTrailer, Fruehauf Aero-Van (Details)
Road or Company NameSanta Fe (Details)
Paint Color(s)Red and Cream with Aluminum Roof
Print Color(s)White
Additional Markings/SloganSanta Fe Trail Transportation Co.
Freight Service
MultipackYes
Multipack Count2
Series NameMini Metals
Release Date2019-01-01
Item CategoryVehicles
Model TypeTractor Trailer
Model SubtypeAerovan
Model VarietyTrailer, Freuhauf Aerovan
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Classic Metal Works vehicles feature classic styling and authentic details with wheels that roll freely. Each vehicle is accurately painted and where appropriate, lettered correctly to add interest and realism to you model railroad scene.
Prototype History:
Fruehauf Trailer produced a variety of different semi box trailers. During the 1960s the 40 and 45 foot dry models were quite popular and many are still in service today.


Road Name History:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. Chartered in February 1859, the railroad reached the Kansas-Colorado border in 1873 and Pueblo, Colorado, in 1876. To create a demand for its services, the railroad set up real estate offices and sold farm land from the land grants that it was awarded by Congress. Despite the name, its main line never served Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the terrain was too difficult; the town ultimately was reached by a branch line from Lamy.

The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport, an enterprise that (at one time or another) included a tugboat fleet and an airline (the short-lived Santa Fe Skyway). Its bus line extended passenger transportation to areas not accessible by rail, and ferryboats on the San Francisco Bay allowed travelers to complete their westward journeys to the Pacific Ocean. The ATSF was the subject of a popular song, Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer's "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written for the film, The Harvey Girls (1946).

The railroad officially ceased operations on December 31, 1996, when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.

Read more on Wikipedia.
Brand/Importer Information:
Focused on the production of HO and N Scale post World War II to 1970s era North American vehicles, the Sylvania, Ohio based Classic Metal Works was founded in 1997, by William J. Giacci.
Primarily constructed out of die-cast metal, Mini Metals CMW products are factory assembled and decorated.
In May 2017, Classic Metal Works and Mini Metals product ranges have been taken over by Round 2 Corp.

Note: The following CMW stock numbers have not been used, breaking the linearity of the numbering: 50313 to 50315, 50362 to 50364, 51154 to 51163
Item created by: gdm on 2019-01-24 10:06:08. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-05-11 23:34:31

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