40' Fruehauf Z-Van Smooth Trailer - Clinchfield 205369

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MODEL FEATURES

Era: 1960s – 1990s
Beaded side body
Fully assembled
Asked for by modelers
Razor-sharp printing and painting
Use with Athearn truck tractors
Perfect for TOFC operation
Interchangable landing gear (raised or lowered)
Working rear sliding bogie
Upgraded tooling from A-Line

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

Trailer On Flat Car (TOFC) has been in service since the 1940s when it was originally developed to load truck trailers onto flat cars to streamline service and minimize transferring cargo from boxcars to trailers. In the early 1980s, after the railroads were deregulated, TOFC service exploded in North America. The railroad's ability to adjust haul rates to be competitive with trucking meant new revenue in areas that the railroads weren't able to successfully compete before.