52' Auto Carrier with Sedan Load - Chesapeake & Ohio® #100499 Model: 18803 UPC: 022899188034 Scale: HO 1:87 This Product is Recommended for Ages 14 & Up. As the demand for automobiles grew in the postwar era, larger dealer shipments and more efficient delivery processes were required. While it had previously been common practice to deliver vehicles in boxcars, this was a cumbersome routine, as loading involved careful maneuvering, and each car could only hold a couple of vehicles. Flatcars were also used, but while loading was more efficient, space per car was still limited. In the mid-1950s, the Frisco Railroad expanded on the latter format by constructing a second level above the flatcar deck, instantly doubling the per-car capacity. Other railroads soon followed with variations of this first iteration of the "autorack" specialized car carrier. Bachmann is pleased to bring this early Auto Carrier to our HO Scale range, complete with four era-appropriate vehicle loads. Features Include Newly tooled bi-level auto transport superstructure Detailed simulated wooden deck on the lower level Removable era-appropriate load of four sedans Detailed underframe Separately applied brake wheel Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers Blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours
