Intermodal Equipment by Type

Flat Cars

Manufacturer	Model	Prototype	Availability	Comments	photo
Arnold	47 foot European Prototype container flats
Atlas	50 foot piggyback flats
Atlas	89'4" All-purpose flatcar	ACF prototype All purpose flatcar. First built in the 1960s. Still in service today	Prototype specific details will be applied (number of hitches, and container pedestals)	From the pre-production sample I saw, it appears the container pedestals will be removable.
Atlas	85' flatcar	This is configured to haul 4 20ft trash containers. May be applicable to other loads as well, depending on your era
AC Models	60 foot container flats	Trailer Train/TTX container only flats, cars have VTTX,ATTX, or TTCX reporting marks	The cars come as a kit which can be built as either a container flat, bulkhead flat, or as a standard 60' flatcar
AC Models	89 foot smooth side flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind.
AC Models	89 foot Channel side flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind.
AC Models	89 foot Z sill flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These cars are sold as cast metal kits.
AC Models	two unit triple 57 cars.	TTX cars with TTEX or RTTX reporting marks	These come in kits of two cars. In this set, one car has a flared end as some of the triple57 cars have.
AC Models	PRR F30D TOFC Flatcar	PRR Class F30 flatcars rebuilt to handle TOFC trailers for the PRR TrucTrain Service. Cars were later donated to the Trailer Train equipment pool.	Cast metal kit with laser cut wood decks
BLMA	89 foot piggyback flats	More details to follow
BLMA	89 foot piggyback flats	Second body style. Announced at the NMRA 2011 convention. More details to follow
ConCor	50 foot piggyback flats
ConCor	60 foot piggyback flats
ConCor	90 foot piggyback flats
ConCor	90 foot container flats
JNJ Trains	90 foot piggyback		flat cast metal kits
Micro Trains Line	57 foot piggyback flats	Santa Fe Bulkhead Flatcar Conversion	Sold individually, and single MTL trailer	Representative of prototype conversions of 50 foot bulkhead flatcars (Note: on a bulkhead flatcar, the length dimension of the car is the spacing between the bulkheads, not the total length of the car) The prototype appears to be Santa Fe, drawings appeared in the December 1984 Model Railroader
Micro Trains Line	89 foot piggyback flats	ACF All purpose flatcars (introduced in the late 1960s)	Available individually, and with a single MTL trailer. Cars have been offered in multi-packs
Micro Trains Line	89'4" foot Container flats	ACF All purpose flatcars (introduced in the late 1960s)	Available individually, and with a one or two 40' containers, or 4 20' containers.
MiniTrix	85 foot piggyback flats
MiniTrix	85 foot container flats
Model Power	50 foot container flats
N-Scale Kits	Clejan Intermodal Flat Car	Clejan cars were used with special trailers in the late 1950s and 1960s. They were designed to reduce tare (empty) weight, and resemble spine cars in many ways.	The cars come as a cast metal and etched brass kit.
N-Scale Kits	60 foot container flats	Trailer Train/TTX container only flats, cars have VTTX,ATTX, or TTCX reporting marks	The cars come as a kit which can be built as either a container flat, bulkhead flat, or as a standard 60' flat. This is a former AC Models kit. car
N-Scale Kits	89 foot smooth side flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. This is a former AC Models kit.
N-Scale Kits	89 foot Channel side flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These come in kits of two cars (so that either a single triple 53ft car can be built, or so that a pair of individual flatcars can be made. The two pack can be made up of one of each, or two of one kind. This is a former AC Models kit.
N-Scale Kits	89 foot Z sill flat cars	TTX 89'4" all purpose flatcars	These cars are sold as cast metal kits.
N-Scale Kits	two unit triple 57 cars.	TTX cars with TTEX or RTTX reporting marks	These come in kits of two cars. In this set, one car has a flared end as some of the triple57 cars have.This is a former AC Models kit.
N-Scale-Kits	PRR F30D TOFC Flatcar	PRR Class F30 flatcars rebuilt to handle TOFC trailers for the PRR TrucTrain Service. Cars were later donated to the Trailer Train equipment pool.	Cast metal kit with laser cut wood decks. This is a former AC Models kit.
Roco	50 foot piggyback	European prototype piggyback flatcar
Scale Replicas	Container Bunks for use with 60 foot flat cars		Allows conversion of a flat car to hold 3 20 foot containers, or 1 20 foot and 1 40 foot container
Trainworx	85' flatcar	Pullman Standard Design	Sold Individually.	Cars equipped with two hitches and circus ramps for piggyback loading
MiniTrix	85 foot piggyback flats
Train Cat Model Sales	89' flatcar		Brass kit. configured for MLE collapsible hitches and MTL Z-scale couplers
Ultimate N Scale	Early Piggyback Flatcar Conversions		Cast resin kits for 50 foot Atlas flatcars. I own one of these kits, which is a southern pacific prototype, but may be applicable to other roads as well.

Spine Cars

Manufacturer

Model

Prototype

Availability

Comments

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Atlas

Front Runner

two axle car capable of hauling a single trailer up to 48 feet

AC Models

48 foot All Purpose Spine Car

TTX 48' All purpose Spine cars. Cars have TTAX Reporting Marks

This Car is sold as a cast metal kit

Designed to hold a single level of 20,40, or 45 foot containers or up to 48 foot trailers.

AC Models

53 foot All Purpose Spine Car

TTX 53' All purpose spine cars. Cars have TTAX reporting marks

This model is sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit.

Designed to hold a single level of 20,40,45, or 48 foot containers or up to 53 foot trailers.

AC Models

NTTX Container only Spine Car

NTTX style container only spine car

This model is sold as a kit

These cars hold a single layer of containers. All units are capable of holding a 40-48ft container, the end units and center unit can hold 2 20ft containers

AC Models

Fuel Foilers/Impack Cars

Santa Fe Prototype

These were cast metal kits sold in 4,5, and 10 unit sets.

Santa Fe Prototype, but the design was later sold to Itel and with a few alterations is the Impack car

BLMA

5 unit 53' All purpose spine car

BLMA

3 uint 53' All purpose spine car

Con Cor

Fuel Foilers/Impack Cars

Santa Fe Prototype

Santa Fe Prototype, but the design was later sold to Itel and with a few alterations is the Impack car

Interail

Front Runner

I'm not sure if this car was ever produced, but I have an N-Trak Newsletter from July/August 1993 that indicates this was in the works.

Deluxe Innovations/GHQ

53ft all purpose spine car

This car has yet to be released. Just announced at the National Model and Hobby Show. My understanding is that GHQ will be producing the cars, and Deluxe will be decorating and selling them. The report is that these cars will be cast Pewter, so they should have sufficient weight to track very well.

N-Scale Kits

48 foot All Purpose Spine Car

TTX 48' All purpose Spine cars. Cars have TTAX Reporting Marks

This Car is sold as a cast metal kit. This is a former AC Models kit.

Designed to hold a single level of 20,40, or 45 foot containers or up to 48 foot trailers.

N-Scale Kits

53 foot All Purpose Spine Car

TTX 53' All purpose spine cars. Cars have TTAX reporting marks

This model is sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit. This is a former AC Models Kit

Designed to hold a single level of 20,40,45, or 48 foot containers or up to 53 foot trailers.

N-Scale Kits

NTTX Container only Spine Car

NTTX style container only spine car

This model is sold as a kit. This is a former AC Models Kit.

These cars hold a single layer of containers. All units are capable of holding a 40-48ft container, the end units and center unit can hold 2 20ft containers

N-Scale Kits

Two Unit Trash Spine car

This is a two unit car used to haul trash containers.

This model is sold as a cast metal kit.

Typically the cars are loaded with three containers on each platform, two on the coupler end and one on the articulated end.

Well Cars

Manufacturer

Model

Prototype

Availability

Comments

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AC Models

48 foot well

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars. Sold as cast metal kit

AC Models

48 foot well

Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit

AC Models

40 foot well

Rebuilt Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit

Represents a car rebuilt by TTX from a 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III.

AC Models

48 foot well

National Steel Car All Purpose Well Car

3 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit

Athearn

48 foot well Husky Stack

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars

these are the former MDC/Roundhouse cars

Athearn

48 foot well Husky Stack

Gunderson Husky Stack

drawbar connected sets of Cars

these are the former MDC/Roundhouse cars in drawbar connected sets

ConCor

48 foot well, all purpose Gunderson Husky Stack

Gunderson Husky Stack (All Purpose Version)

Single Cars

Deluxe Innovations

40 foot well Gunderson Twin Stack

Gunderson Twin Stack

Articulated Cars

Deluxe Innovations

40 foot well Thrall Low Pack 2000

Thrall Low Pack 2000

Articulated Cars. These cars are a ready to run version of the Interail kits, and are based upon the same tooling.

Deluxe Innovations

48 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack III

Gunderson Maxi Stack III

5 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction.

Deluxe Innovations

53 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack IV

Gunderson Maxi Stack IV

3 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction.

Fine N Scale

48 foot well

Thrall Low Pack II

Single Cars. Sold as cast resin kit

Fine N Scale

48 foot well

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars. Sold as cast resin kit

Fine N Scale

48 foot well

Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast resin kit

Interail

40 foot well Trall Low Pack 2000

Thrall Low Pack 2000

Articulated Cars, and cars with generators for refrigerated containers. Sold as a cast metal and etched brass kit

The molds for this kit now belong to Deluxe Innovations.

Kato

53 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack IV

Gunderson Maxi Stack IV

3 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. Cars sold with 6 53 foot containers

This is a later version of the car than the Deluxe Innovations model

Kato

40 foot well Gunderson Maxi Stack I

Gunderson Maxi Stack I

5 Unit Articulated Cars, cast metal construction. Cars sold with 10 40 foot containers

MDC/RoundHouse

48 foot well Husky Stack

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars

N-Scale Kits

48 foot well

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars. Sold as cast metal kit

This is a former AC Models kit.

N-Scale Kits

48 foot well

Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit

This is a former AC Models kit.

N-Scale Kits

40 foot well

Rebuilt Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit kit

Represents a car rebuilt by TTX from a 48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III. This is a former AC Models kit.

N-Scale Kits

48 foot well

National Steel Car All Purpose Well Car

3 Unit articulated car. Sold as a cast metal kit

This is a former AC Models kit.

N Scale of Nevada

48 foot well Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

Gunderson Maxi-Stack III

5 Unit articulated car. cast metal and etched brass kit.

the A end of Charles Biel's assembled kit as BNSF 240638

N Scale of Nevada

48 foot well Gunderson Husky Stack

Gunderson Husky Stack

Single Cars. cast metal and etched brass kit. these were sold in 3 packs

Walthers

48 foot well Trall Stand Alone Well Cars

Trall

Available as Single Cars, Cars, and multi unit Drawbar connected sets (supplied with couplers, but numbered as one car)

Walthers

48 foot well Trall Low Pack II

Trall

5 unit Articulated Cars capable of holding 1 48' container in each well

Detail Parts

Blair Line

Graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars

Gold Metal Models

Etched brass walkways for double stack cars made by ConCor, Roundhouse, and Walthers. These are also used with some of the Fine-N-Scale double stack cars.

MicroScale

Many decal sets for railroad and privately owned railcars, also graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars

N Scale of Nevada

Articulated joint improvements for the Fuel Foilerspine cars made by ConCor

N Scale of Nevada

Articulated joint modification for Interail's Thrall Lo Pack 2000 double stackcars.

Oddballs Decals

Many decal sets for railroad and privately owned railcars

SGS Decals

Graffiti decals suitable for use on railcars