Model Railroading > How would you model an ITTX flat with truck cabs?

All:

Attached is a mock-up of a flat with a load of trucks. Yes, those are Legos standing-in for a pedestal!
If you've modeled one of these cars with a load of trucks can you tell me what car you used? Has a car been
produced with the pedestals? If you scratchbuilt or kitbashed this car please tell me how you got there and
please post photos of the end result. References to any articles you know of would be appreciated.

This mock-up uses the floor from an Athearn 86' highcube. I have 10 trucks in 86' whereas most prototype photos
of these loads shows a max of 9 cabs in 89'. So is my spacing of the trucks off? All are Athearn Ford C-cabs.

Thanks in advance for any information and photos of a correct model!

Genevasub



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/20 07:48 by genevasub.

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I have never seen trucks piggy backed like that as they use a device on the fifth wheel plate that attaches to the front axle. That's the way they do it now and have for years when doing it on highways. From looking at them they look too close together and uneven. Just my fyi you asked for some opinions. Other than that looks good. 

Here is a prototype photo of one of these types of loads for reference - my aplogies as to a proper photo credit as I found this online a long time ago...Genevasub



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/20 08:51 by genevasub.

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.   .   .   They were commonly unloaded, arriving looking just like this, at Ford's Pico Rivera, CA, plant. Except not mounted on a Lego ;-)
JB

JB:

How were they unloaded.  I'm assuming by an A-frame crane or something similar?

Thanks,

Genevasub

Nice!  Judging by your photo, I would use a 89-foot F89F channel-sided flatcar.  These have been produced by both Walthers (long ago) and by Athearn Genesis over the past few years.  Be sure to give the car ITTX reporting marks.  For the pedestal, I would just build them out of channel-beam or I-beam styrene of the approximate sizes chopped to length from Evergreen Scale Models.  Alternatively, a cheaper option is to go with an 85' Channel-sided flat from Athearn (either blue box or RTR).

Cheers,
Harry

 

tracktime Wrote:
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> Nice!  Judging by your photo, I would use a
> 89-foot F89F channel-sided flatcar.  These have
> been produced by both Walthers (long ago) and by
> Athearn Genesis over the past few years.  Be sure
> to give the car ITTX reporting marks.  For the
> pedestal, I would just build them out of
> channel-beam or I-beam styrene of the approximate
> sizes chopped to length from Evergreen Scale
> Models.  Alternatively, a cheaper option is to go
> with an 85' Channel-sided flat from Athearn
> (either blue box or RTR).
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
>  

Aw, come on, you mean the blue lego block is prototypical??

Robert

Paint the lego block flat black and maybe many won't even notice it!  :-p

 

This is a WB out of Roseville, the load is heded for Ford inthe bay area on the SP....This was a mix of auto part cars and auto racks....not sure of the date....

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It's a different style of flat car, but here's my dad's shot of the GTW 303632 on the Rock Island at Blue Island, IL.

Photo: Ken Carlson

- Jeff Carlson

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Barstool Wrote:
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> This is a WB out of Roseville, the load is heded
> for Ford inthe bay area on the SP....This was a
> mix of auto part cars and auto racks....not sure
> of the date....

Excellent photo!  I would love to see more photos of this auto parts train!

Cheers,
Harry

No picture, but I rememebr seeing bus chassis loaded like this in the Southern railroad's Danville, KY yard back in the'70's.

WOW and do thank you for the pix wonder how they kept the damage down loaded that close. Never would have thought they would load  that close but did years back. 

Those truck cab's were well tied down, there was no play on the loads that i saw...

Roadjob just posted a pic of ITTX 930830 over on the Nostalgia board, scroll down a ways: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5107622

Yep saw that. High on my list to model.

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kevink Wrote:
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> Roadjob just posted a pic of ITTX 930830 over on
> the Nostalgia board, scroll down a
> ways: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read
> .php?11,5107622

Much Thanks!  Anything helps, especially this. =)

Cheers,
Harry