53-foot spine car
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: Three platform, $119.95 ($99.95 undecorated); five platform, $199.95 ($164.95 undecorated)
Era: 1997 to present
Manufacturer: Atlas Model Railroad Co., 378 Florence Ave., Hillside, NJ 07205, 908-687-0880, shop.atlasrr.com
53-foot spine car features:
- Die-cast metal and plastic construction
- Chemically etched walkways
- Assembled collapsed or raised hitches
- BLMA 70-ton American Steel Foundries Ride Control trucks
- BLMA metal wheels
- Body-mounted couplers
Release date: Available now
Road names: TTX (TTAX reporting marks. Three-platform car in six road numbers, five-platform car in four numbers). Also available undecorated (three- and five-platform cars).
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