ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT39022 BSC F68CH Flatcar Trailer Train/Patched/Speed Logo TTMX #80640

ScaleTrains Rivet Counter N SXT39022 BSC F68CH Flatcar Trailer Train/Patched/Speed Logo TTMX #80640

• Era: 1991 to present 
• Prototype examples with the 1991 Speed Logo have been documented in service to present day 
• Series 80625 to 80644; built 12/70 – 1/71 
• Fully-assembled 
• Multiple road numbers 
• Patched areas covering original “TT” and “Trailer Train” branding
• Logo extension panels for “TT” logo 
• Factory-applied laser-cut wood deck
• General purpose deck covering entire top of car 
• Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses and connection pipe with silver gladhands 
• Early H-shaped jacking pads
• Vertical handbrake staff
• Complete underbody brake system with over 12 separately applied parts including air reservoir, control valve, reduction relay valve and retainer valve plus wireform plumbing and trainline pipe
• Body-mounted knuckle couplers – Micro-Trains® compatible, molded in a dingy gray/brown color to represent the color of couplers in service
• ASF Ride Control trucks with finely rendered raised foundry data
• 36” machined metal wheels
• Operates on Code 55, 70 and 80 rail
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• FRA-224 yellow conspicuity stripes 
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Clear jewel box packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 9 ¾”
• Recommended radius: 11”

Prototype History:

For nearly five decades, the Bethlehem Steel Co. (BSC) F68-series of flatcars has served Trailer Train Co., crisscrossing the U.S., Canada, and Mexico hauling a staggering variety of loads. Introduced in 1969, the F68-series of 100-ton, 68’ foot long (over end sills) flats represented a new generation of high capacity flats. Extremely versatile, the basic design could be equipped from the factory with a variety of appliances … end bulkheads, “finger racks”, and wood or steel plain decks … to handle different loadings on Trailer Train’s member railroads.

Building upon the success of the F68AH bulkhead and F68BH “finger rack” variants, Trailer Train would take delivery of the first F68CH flatcar from BSC in December 1970. Intended as a general-purpose flatcar, it was essentially an F68AH flatcar, minus the bulkheads. These cars, series TTMX 80625-80644, were equipped like their bulkhead-equipped brethren with 36” wheelsets in 100-ton trucks equipped with hydraulic snubbers (at opposite corners of the car), 15” EOCC to improve ride quality, and wood decks with integral tie-down channels. All were delivered in the bright yellow “Trailer Train” scheme introduced earlier that year.

Shortly after the last F68CH flatcars were delivered, Trailer Train would produce one last F68-series variant: the F68DH. The F68DH lacked bulkheads and was equipped with a deck intended for heavy-duty service. Tie-down tracks ran the length of the car at the centerline and sidesills and were designed for heavy-duty chocks and chains for securing loads such as cable reels. Trailer Train would receive four groups of F68DH flats with TTJX reporting marks from July 1971 through October 1973. They were equipped like their other F68-series flatcars with 100-ton trucks, 36” wheels, hydraulic snubbers, and 15” EOCC.

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