Tom Hawley wrote:
>
> . . . . . Just got a few photos from NZ of the painted sample [New 89'
> Piggyback Flat Car] model which will be on the way to WV shortly. . . . . .
> . .
>
> This will be a great car for us more forward looking (modern) modellers. We
> need to find out more about the prototype. Clicking the PROTOTYPE
> botton on the BTS site gives an extensive listing of prototype cars the BTS
> car can represent
>
> I see the only Trailer Train Company or TTX cars on that list have just TTX
> as their reporting letters. I believe there have been several other 89 foot
> TTX Company cars, including the RTTX and KTTX series. And there are 89 foot
> TTX cars that can take something other than two 40 foot trailers. I see in
> the Fallen Flags web site 89 foot cars with a hitch on each end, so it can
> take probably two trailers of 45 feet each, or anything else that will fit,
> like a 53 foot trailer and a 28 foot pup.
Howdy Tom and all
Since the F89 has been in production since 1963, there are many
variations of the beast out there. Trailer Train Co. used the extra
letter to designate different variations and on the F89, there were 14
variations according the great article in the Aug 95 Railroad Model
Craftsman.... copies probably available from the NMRA Library!
Versions included BTTX, TTBX, CTTX, TTDX, TTEX, ITTX, JTTX, KTTX, MTTX,
RTTX, STTX, TTX, WTTX, and XTTX.
The vanilla F89 was lettered TTX and had two hitches. End bridge plates
were on the cars as built, but removed starting in 1985 since circus
unloading had been phased out in favor of overhead loading.
My favorite is a photo in the RMC article of a JTTX car which the N&W
had added 6' gon sids and ends to form an 89' gon!
Take care
Bill
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