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JTC - Jacksonville Terminal Company - N Scale - 40 ft Canvas/Open Top Corrugated-side Container - 2-pack - Standard Height w/Magnetic system - Transamerica Pyramid - Brown (SKU 3685-402003)

Available On: August 1, 2018

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Transamerica Pyramid - 40 ft  Standard height containers with Magnetic system, Corrugated-side. 

N Scale 1:160, Canvas/Open top Magnetic container with corrugated 'wave' sides. Has removable canvas top.  FIRST TIME OFFERED in N Scale.  Features IBC(connecting pins), AND Magnets connecting system. 

Models come in packages of TWO, unless noted otherwise. Decorated for TRANSAMERICA (Pyramid). The IBC pins Mate with JTC 40ft HC containers with Magnets, JTC 20ft containers with Magnets; JTC Open/Canvas top containers with Magnets, Atlas 40ft container, and future JTC 1:160 scale container.

Transamerica Leasing containers are known for their logo - the Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco which served as its headquarters for many years. These containers in various forms are known around the world.


In 1979 Transamerica entered the field of transportation-equipment leasing by acquiring Interway Corporation, which it renamed Transamerica Interway, and quickly doubled its container fleet. You may have seen pictures of the 'T' hockey stick logo with ICS below on containers (starting in 1980); that logo was in use by Transamerica between 1968–1989. In 1983, the building 'Pyramid' logo came into use, concurrently. Transamerica's leasing operations also received a major boost in 1994 with the acquisition of a British counterpart, Tiphook PLC, for more than $1 billion in cash. The acquisition strengthened Transamerica's position in the international transportation equipment leasing market, as well as making it number two in the industry worldwide.


In 1999 the Aegon group acquired Transamerica, and in 2004 Aegon sold the maritime container leasing business to TAL International Group, Inc. for a purchase price of USD 1.2 billion. Through out the 80s, 90s and into the 2000s, Transamerica containers were a common sight.


 

 













$29.95 US