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An increased use of shipping containers during the 1970s led
to new designs of railway cars for carrying them. The standard
cars used at the time were full plate-deck 85' and 89' flat
cars with 70-ton trucks. However, each 20-foot international
shipping container of the era could gross some 25 tons – thus
a flat car carrying four at maximum gross would be 100 tons.
In an effort to address this weight issue, new flat cars with
open decks and 100 ton trucks were placed in service and eventually
used for a new railroad commodity – trash containers.
Atlas' new 85' model follows the open-deck flat design commonly
seen in trash trains around the United States. The model also
follows the prototypes used in international container service.
Features: Open deck design Container pedestals True scale
dimensions with accurate details Weighted, detailed underframes
100-ton trucks equipped with free-rolling wheels Accurate painting
and printing