Athearn RTR 15664 – IMPACK Spine Car (10 Platform) Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe (ATSF) 298957 – HO Scale

Detailed Information

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.

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