Trainworx - 59001-2 - Tractor-Trailer, Modern, Grain - Tri-State Commodities

Specific Item Information: Limited Edition Grain Trailer

Road Name History: Tri-State Commodities, Inc. was started in 1971 by Ivan D. (Jack) Shupe. Jack has been in the trucking industry for almost his entire life. Over the last 40 years he has watched Tri-State grow from a small one-truck company to a fleet of almost fifty trucks. Jack is still working at Tri-State although he leaves the operation of the company to his two sons, Grant and Gregg. Grant and Gregg have worked at Tri-State since graduating from high school. Grant is a mechanic in the shop and one of the best diesel engine mechanics in the United States. Gregg works in the shop and he also helps with the daily operation of Tri-State. Grant’s wife ,Wendy, began working for Tri-State in 1983 and is now the President of the company. She is vital to the company and takes care of all of the day to day operations. Grant and Wendy’s son, Chad, has also started working at Tri-State. Gregg’s sons, Preston and Elliot, are also planning to work for the company, continuing the family tradition. Tri-State hopes to continue expanding it’s business and plans to keep growing as a company.

Brand/Importer Information: Trainworx was founded in 1999 by Pat Sanders and is located in Delta Colorado. Their first freight car was the Quad hopper and it was released in 2000. They have been making N scale products ever since. Their website can be found at www.train-worx.com. As of 2016, they have produced 8 different rolling stock body styles as well as a range of different highway vehicles in N Scale. Their limited edition runs have proven a huge success with collectors and modelers enjoy the accuracy of all their products.

Trainworx sells their products both through tradional retail channels as well as directly by phone order. When asked "What prompted you to found Trainworx?", Pat Sanders responded "There was a freight car that hadn't been done in N scale that I just had to have and it didn't look like anyone was ever going to make it."