Athearn Genesis #ATHG69979 HO Trailer Train-F89F 89' Flat Cars TTX

Introduced in the early 1960s, the Trailer Train (now TTX Company) F89F flatcar has been a mainstay of contemporary railroading. A product of Bethlehem Steel Company's (BSC) Johnstown, PA plant, over 9,000 of these (89' 8" over the strikers) cars were built throughout the 1960s. Visually distinctive from other long flatcars of their era thanks to their "C" channel side sills, these versatile cars were adapted for many types of service and loadings over the years, ranging from Trailer-On-Flatcar (TOFC), to autoracks, to structural steel loading. While the majority went to Trailer Train, many were built for various railroads, typically for autorack service. Many were "de-racked" in later years, being reassigned and equipped for other service - TOFC, vehicle loading, pipe service, etc.

An "XTTX" car was equipped with four collapsible hitches, capable of carrying various combinations of 28', 40', or 45' trailers. Operationally, these cars are appropriate for any layout set from the 1960s to the present day. In TOFC service, F89Fs could be found mixed into manifest trains, or as part of dedicated TOFC trains.

F89-F89'8" TOFC FLAT MODEL FEATURES:
Die-cast underframe
Weighted for trouble free operation
Raised and lowered hitches included
Use for dedicated intermodal trains or mixed freight
Detailed deck
Wire formed brake plumbing
Decorated models fully-assembled and ready to run out of the box
Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
Separately applied wire grab irons on and ladders
Separately applied brake ratchet
70-Ton roller bearing trucks with animated rotating bearing caps installed
Machined metal wheels
Wheels with RP25 contours operate on Code 55, 70, 75, 80, 83, and 100 rail
Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
Minimum radius: 22"
Recommended radius: 24"+
XTTX version: cars have 4 hitches to handle different trailer lengths. Extra raised and collapsed hitches included to model any configuration.