{"product_id":"ho-vancouver-iron-piggyback-flatcar-cn-2-6","title":"HO Vancouver Iron Piggyback Flatcar CN #2 (6)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n    th {\n        text-align: left;\n    }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\n    \u003c!-- SKU --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mx-auto mb-1\" style=\"max-width:930px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"landing-content\"\u003e\t\t\t\t\n\t\u003cstyle\u003e\n\t\t.mediaFeature {padding:2px 0;}\n\t\t.safeTech {background:#6f92a5;float:left;padding:20px 0;font-size: 17}\n\t\t.safeTech, .safeTech h4 {color:#fff;}\n\t\u003c\/style\u003e\n\t\u003cstyle\u003e\n\t.aligncenter {\n\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t}\n\t\u003c\/style\u003e\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c!-- Start Overview --\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"consumerWebCopyDiv\" class=\"wrapDiv\"\u003e\n\t\u003ch3 id=\"consumerWebCopy\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth of Canada�� two major railways started piggyback (TOFC) services in the 1950��. By the late 60�� early 70�� this traffic had grown substantially and both railroads saw a need to purchase purpose-built flatcars that could handle both 26-foot and longer trailers, up to the then-new standard of 45-foot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\n\u003cp\u003eCanadian National placed a order for 283 cars with Vancouver Iron and Engineering Works (V.I.E.W.). Delivery on these cars started in 1966. They would continue in service well into the late 1980��, after a major rebuild in 1976 to a single hitch configuration which resulted in the cars being renumbered into the 688000��88184 series. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\n\u003cp\u003eCanadian Pacific ordered a large batch of 305 cars from Marine Industries Limited (MIL) in 1972, which were delivered as road numbers 505625-505930. These cars would soldier on in service after several rebuilding programs. As well as the removal of second hitch, container pedestals were later added to many of the cars. A final group of cars were reconfigured for the Southern Ontario XpressWay service with rub-rails for the circus-style loading and unloading at terminals.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e \n\u003c!-- Stop Overview --\u003e\n\t\n\t\n\u003c!-- Start Features --\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"featureListDiv\" class=\"wrapDiv\"\u003e\n\t\u003ch3 id=\"featureList\"\u003eThe Canadian Piggyback Flatcar Features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"featureListDiv\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"columns col-lg-6 col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cul\u003e \n\u003cli\u003eDrawn from original blueprints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtworks sourced from original design drawings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy die-cast center sill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto-etched deck surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\t\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\t\u003cdiv class=\"columns col-lg-6 col-sm-12\"\u003e\n\t\t\u003cul\u003e \n\u003cli\u003eTwo styles of hitches; upright and collapsed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWire grab irons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarber S-2 trucks with metal wheels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRapido semi-scale metal knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- End Features --\u003e\n\n\t\n\u003c\/div\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rapido","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40244186382411,"sku":"RPI151002","price":431.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/8771\/7707\/products\/RPI151002_A0_Q964TXOY.jpg?v=1709276901","url":"https:\/\/rickyshobbycorner.ca\/products\/ho-vancouver-iron-piggyback-flatcar-cn-2-6","provider":"Ricky's Hobby Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}