Canadian National Railroad Piggyback Flat Car 688105 Rapido 151002A HO Scale

Description: RAPIDO TRAINS INC. - STOCK No. 151002A 'HO' 1/87 Scale - Brand new store stock - Original Box etc. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD Vancouver Iron Works Piggyback Flat Car - Car Number: 688105 Both of Canada's two major railways started piggyback (TOFC) services in the 19500s. By the late 600s early 700s this traffic had grown substantially and both railroads saw a need to purchase purpose-built flatcars that could handle both 26-foot and longer trailers, up to the then-new standard of 45-foot. Canadian National placed a order for 283 cars with Vancouver Iron and Engineering Works (V.I.E.W.). Delivery on these cars started in 1966. They would continue in service well into the late 19800s, after a major rebuild in 1976 to a single hitch configuration which resulted in the cars being renumbered into the 6880000688184 series. Canadian Pacific ordered a large batch of 305 cars from Marine Industries Limited (MIL) in 1972, which were delivered as road numbers 505625-505930. These cars would soldier on in service after several rebuilding programs. As well as the removal of second hitch, container pedestals were later added to many of the cars. A final group of cars were reconfigured for the Southern Ontario XpressWay service with rub-rails for the circus-style loading and unloading at terminals. The Canadian Piggyback Flatcar features: Drawn from original blueprints - Artworks sourced from original design drawings Heavy die-cast center sill - Photo-etched deck surface - Two styles of hitches; upright and collapsed. Either is install-able by the modeler - Wire grab irons - Durable trucks with metal wheels - Rapido semi-scale metal knuckle couplers installed from the factory--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shipping and handling will be per your location in the United States. Regardless of which state the winner is located in.Canadian shipping and handling, the same for all foreign countries will be at United States First Class mail rates. That means around $29.00. Assume 2 pounds for shipping weight. Please do not ask for shipping quote. Go to the USPS web site, use First Class Mail, 2 pounds and 11735 the shipping zip code. That will be the shipping price rounded up. No cents.Multiple purchases will be combined to save on shipping, BUT the added weight does add something to the cost of shipping and handling. Shipping is now a day or two after payment is received. Thank you for your purchase.

Price: 44.95 USD

Location: Farmingdale, New York

End Time: 2024-10-17T02:31:05.000Z

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