Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This set is new in the box and includes the legs, couplers (all of the loose parts) and the instructions and the additional manufacturer's paperwork. The box is slightly discolored and shows very minor signs of wear but no damage. Long out of production. Roadrailers date to the later 1950s. In 1991 Wabash National purchased the RoadRailer concept and they were manufactured for a short time, and some were still in operation until recently. A RoadRailer is a combination highway trailer / rail car built. After being loaded at various freight docks, RoadRailers are driven on the highway to a collection point where a crew of three assembled them into a RoadRailer train. Each trailer is backed onto a bogie (a roller bearing railroad truck with a saddle atop the bolster) and the tires are retracted up against the floor. The front of each RoadRailer leans on the back of the one in front of it creating, in effect, a single articulated car up to 125 units long. RoadRailers ran in solid unit trains and on the back of Amtrak passenger trains. At the front of a block of RoadRailers, a device called a CouplerMate is used. The CouplerMate consists of a truck with a platform and railings, brake gear, a toolbox and a standard coupler for connecting to a locomotive.
Price: 349.99 USD
Location: Southfield, Michigan
End Time: 2024-11-19T15:01:59.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Deluxe Innovations
Type: Freight Car
Corporate Roadname: Swift
Color: Orange
Replica of: Roadrailers
Gauge: N
