Specific Item Information: Road Numbers: 620450A, 620450B, 620450C --- Containers: Hub Group
Model Information: American Z Line is excited to introduce an all new body style to the Z scale market. Now available is ACF 2-Bay covered hoppers. This completes the series as AZL has released ACF 3-Bay and ACF 4-Bay hoppers previously. The cars feature: Photo etched brass walkways and ladders; Numerous add on parts; AZL Roller-Bearing trucks with blackened metal wheels; AZL AutoLatchTM couplers; Fine pad printing
Prototype History: A well car, also known as a double-stack car or stack car, is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight transport. The “well” is a depressed section which sits close to the rails between the wheel trucks of the car, allowing a container to be carried lower than on a traditional flatcar. This makes double-stack rail transport possible.
Double-stack cars are most common in North America where intermodal traffic is heavy and electrification is less widespread; thus overhead clearances are typically more manageable. This behemoth, 113 ton well car can swallow four fully loaded 20-foot containers or one 40 to 53-foot container in its well, plus a 40- to 53-foot container stacked on top for a staggering load limit of 226,000 pounds.
Double-stack cars are most common in North America where intermodal traffic is heavy and electrification is less widespread; thus overhead clearances are typically more manageable. This behemoth, 113 ton well car can swallow four fully loaded 20-foot containers or one 40 to 53-foot container in its well, plus a 40- to 53-foot container stacked on top for a staggering load limit of 226,000 pounds.
Road Name History: TTX Company (formerly Trailer Train until 1991) is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX's pool of railcars (over 220,000 cars and intermodal wells) is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.
Owned by North America's leading railroads, TTX's free-running pools provide fungible assets that minimize total empty miles, further lowering costs and minimizing risk for the industry, helping the railroads conserve their capital for other critical infrastructure needs. Customers easily recognize TTX's bright yellow cars as a consistent, high quality, well-maintained fleet that serves many transportation needs.
Owned by North America's leading railroads, TTX's free-running pools provide fungible assets that minimize total empty miles, further lowering costs and minimizing risk for the industry, helping the railroads conserve their capital for other critical infrastructure needs. Customers easily recognize TTX's bright yellow cars as a consistent, high quality, well-maintained fleet that serves many transportation needs.
Brand/Importer Information: AZL is the leader in North American Z scale locomotives and rolling stock. Since 2000, AZL has released a vast variety of freight, passenger and locomotives. AZL continues to push the boundaries of Z scale with amazing details and incredible performance. No matter if you are looking to run steam, or the most modern diesels, AZL has something for you.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2021-09-15 10:33:52
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