MTH Premier Husky Stack Cars

On April 26, 1956, a revolution in shipping began when the
first container ship, a converted oil tanker named Ideal X, left Port
Newark, NJ headed for Houston. The brainchild of
truck-driver-turned-shipping-magnate Malcolm Purcell McLean,
containerization was a giant step forward in shipping efficiency,
security and cost.

Two decades later, McLean and the Southern Pacific Railroad
pioneered the double-stack intermodal car, designed with the help of
ACF Industries. The idea was slow to catch on, but in 1984 the SP and
American President Lines ran the first coast-to-coast all-double-stack
train. In the ensuing years, double-stacks have become one of the most
common cars on American rails, delivering containers loaded at all
points of the globe to destinations across our continent.

MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to
any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives.
Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit
train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of
car types and paint schemes.

Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which
makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a mult-car consist.
Many of MTH’s Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also
operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added
versatility to your layout.