PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The IMPACK, or Inter-Modal Package, spine car is designed to carry 40-45’ trailers in 4 to 10-unit sets. The cars are based on the 1978-built Santa Fe “Fuel Foiler” 10-unit design, and were in fact license-built copies produced by ITEL starting in 1981. ITEL produced the cars in 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10-car sets, depending on customer specifications. In addition to the ATSF Fuel Foilers, IMPACK cars were owned by BN, K&W, SSIX, SSW, and TTX.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separately-applied brake wheel

• 28” solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Looks great hauling Athearn 40 or 45’ trailers

• For reliable operation, we suggest running empty cars in dedicated trains or at the rear of mixed trains

• Hidden die-cast metal weight

• Weighted for optimum performance

• McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes

• Minimum radius: 18”

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