N SCALE: NSC 53' NWF13 DOUBLE STACK WELL CAR - DTTX
National Steel Car is the largest manufacturer of rolling stock in Canada, based in Hamilton, Ontario. The company was founded in 1912, and has been a top 3 rolling stock manufacturer in Canada for its lifetime.
These detailed models are die cast metal with etched stainless steel walkways and handrails for durability, Plastic detail parts for the air system. Come with Micro-Trains brand trucks & couplers. They come packaged in a plastic 'Jewel box' for safe transit and storage.
MODEL FEATURES:
These detailed models are die cast metal with etched stainless steel walkways and handrails for durability, Plastic detail parts for the air system. Come with Micro-Trains brand trucks & couplers. They come packaged in a plastic 'Jewel box' for safe transit and storage.
MODEL FEATURES:
- Design and Engineered for modeler's use
- Diecast detailed body for weight and tracking ability, loaded or empty.
- JTC has made the end grabs, foot step, and walkways out of etched stainless steel, with see thru grating. The SS will generally bend, instead of breaking like plastic. The SS will also hold up to general handling much better than plastic.
- JTC has designed this model to accept other brands of containers; We have test fit the following for fit: All JTC products of course; These 53' containers; Atlas, Deluxe, KATO, Micro-Trains, Scale Trains. Also 48 footers by; Deluxe, Micro-Trains, Walthers.
- The Interior has 'PIN' location holes for proper fit of the JTC 20' and 40' containers, for easy placement/alignment of the 53' container on top of these.
- The Design of the interior 'PIN' holes at 40' locations are oval shaped to accept a proper fit in the well, of the other brands.
- Engineered for the 17-post NSC versions to come with 100T trucks, and M-T couplers - body mounted at the Factory.
- Precise painting & decorating as per prototype photos.
- JTC suggested minimum radius is 18" for the length of car. However, on the Test layout, they constantly traversed 15" curves, and 's' switches loaded and empty, push or pull, in model Intermodal trains connected to various other brands of intermodal cars. Variances can be caused by type of car connected and/or trackwork, Others tested these with smaller radius curves - results could vary with connected car type.
- 17-Post 53’ well car – TTX Car number 659479 Yellow 8-stripes
- 17-Post 53’ well car – TTX Car number 655118 Sliver 3-stripes
- 17-Post 53’ well car – TTX Car number 656481 with 3 conspicuity stripes.
- 17-Post 53’ well car – TTX Car number 659681 with conspicuity stripes.