Athearn N 14326 F89-F89′ 8″ TOFC Flat Car, Trailer Train (XTTX) #154888

Introduced in the early 1960s, the Trailer Train (now TTX Company) F89F flatcar has been a mainstay of contemporary railroading. A product of Bethlehem Steel Company’s (BSC) Johnstown, PA plant, over 9,000 of these (89′ 8″ over the strikers) cars were built throughout the 1960s. Visually distinctive from other long flatcars of their era thanks to their “C” channel side sills, these versatile cars were adapted for many types of service and loadings over the years, ranging from Trailer-On-Flatcar (TOFC), to autoracks, to structural steel loading. While the majority went to Trailer Train, many were built for various railroads, typically for autorack service. Many were “de-racked” in later years, being reassigned and equipped for other service – TOFC, vehicle loading, pipe service, etc.

F89-F89’8″ TOFC FLAT MODEL FEATURES:
Die-cast body
Weighted for trouble free operation
Raised and lowered hitches included
Use for dedicated intermodal trains or mixed freight
Detailed deck
Decorated models fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
Separately applied wire grab irons and ladders
Separately applied brake ratchet
Machined metal wheels
Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 55 to 80
XTTX version: cars have 4 hitches to handle different trailer lengths. Extra raised and collapsed hitches included to model any configuration.