More COFC and TOFC Cars Arrive on the Layout

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More COFC and TOFC Cars Arrive on the Layout

Just when I thought I had more than enough COFC and TOFC cars more have arrived on the layout.

60' TTX COFC Flatcars

I'm blaming this portion on M.B. Klein and their 100th anniversary sale. I had my eyes on three Walthers TTX 60' COFC cars for a long time and they kept reducing to the price to point I couldn't not buy them. I held out for several months but as you see here they are.

The models are 60' Pullman-Standard flatcars painted in the Trailer Train (TTX) yellow scheme.

The three car set has been checked for coupler heights, the wheel faces and trucks are painted flat black and each car received a shot of dullcote.

Each model come with a zip lock bag that contains two sets of container pedestals. One in the down position to allow a 40' container to ride on the car and one in the up position to allow two or three containers to ride on the car. The below car is set up for a 40' and 20'container.This car is set up for two or more 20' containers.

Three Walthers 20' containers fit snugly on the car. My other brands of 20' containers were just a tad to large to fit into the pedestals.A Walthers 20' and Athearn BB 40' container fit the car nicely.Two Walthers containers make up this 20' and 40' container load.

89' Trailer Train Twin 45 TOFC Flatcar

This Walthers TTX TOFC flatcar was a preorder from last year that I totally forgot about until notified that I was being billed for it.

Checking that the car meets layout standards it is noted that the coupler height is way too low and will need adjustment. 

After adding shims to the coupler box the couplers now meet the Kadee height gauge. The car has received a shot of Testors Dullcote, the trucks have been rattle can painted flat black, the wheel faces brush painted flat black and the car is now layout ready.

With trailer hitches on each end the two 45' trailers just fit on the 89' car by sitting back to back. 

The new TTX Twin 45 TOFC flatcar makes its first revenue run.

New COFC and TOFC cars on the move.

Final Thoughts and Comments

The 60' and 89' cars have proven themselves to be good reliable runners in the few weeks they have been tested on the layout. With these latest arrivals I believe my TOFC-COFC itch has definitely been scratched!! 

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you soon!!!