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Details: Raised and lowered hitches included Die-cast body Detailed deck Separately applied brake ratchet, wire grab irons and ladders Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers Screw mounted trucks for accurate tracking Hitches fit Athearn N-scale trailers Weighted for optimum performance Use for dedicated intermodal trains or mixed freight Minimum radius: 9 ¾”—Recommended radius: 11”+ History: Introduced in the early 1960s, the Trailer Train (now TTX Company) F89F flatcar has been a mainstay of contemporary railroading. A product of Bethlehem Steel Company’s (BSC) Johnstown, PA plant, over 9,000 of these (89’ 8” over the strikers) cars were built throughout the 1960s. Visually distinctive from other long flatcars of their era thanks to their “C” channel side sills, these versatile cars were adapted