Retired
Athearn - Item No. ATH15668
4.8 out of 5 Customer Rating

HO RTR 57' Trinity Spine Car, SSW #90053 (4)

MODEL FEATURES:

  • Hidden die-cast metal weight
  • Separate brake details
  • Looks great hauling Athearn 40 or 45’ trailers
  • McHenry scale knuckle couplers installed
  • Minimum radius: 18”
  • 28” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
  • For reliable operation, we suggest running empty cars in dedicated trains or at the rear of mixed trains

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:

The IMPACK, or Inter-Modal Package, spine car is designed to carry 40-45’ trailers in 4 to 10-unit sets. The cars are based on the 1978-built Santa Fe “Fuel Foiler” 10-unit design, and were in fact license-built copies produced by ITEL starting in 1981. ITEL produced the cars in 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10-car sets, depending on customer specifications. In addition to the ATSF Fuel Foilers, IMPACK cars were owned by BN, K&W, SSIX, SSW, and TTX.

Product Specs

Reporting Mark
SSW
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era
1971-1990, 1991-2009, 2010-Present Day
Scale
N
Sub Brand
ATHEARN