
O TTX Husky Stack Car
April 26, 1956, a revolution in shipping began when the first container
ship, a converted oil tanker named Ideal X, left Port Newark, NJ headed
for Houston. The brainchild of truck-driver-turned-shipping-magnate
Malcolm Purcell McLean, containerization was a giant step forward in
shipping efficiency, security and cost.
Two decades later, McLean and
the Southern Pacific Railroad pioneered the double-stack intermodal
car, designed with the help of ACF Industries. The idea was slow to
catch on, but in 1984 the SP and American President Lines ran the first
coast-to-coast all-double-stack train. In the ensuing years,
double-stacks have become one of the most common cars on American
rails, delivering containers loaded at all points of the globe to
destinations across our continent.
MTH Premier O Scale freight
cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale
proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars
separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the
cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.
Virtually every sturdy car is
offered in two car numbers which makes it even easier than ever to
combine them into a mult-car consist. Many of MTH’s Premier Rolling
Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving
them even more added versatitlity to your layout.
Detailed Durable ABS Body
Couplers
Schemes
x 5 9/16