By the end of the 19th Century, the industrial revolution in the United States was in full swing: textile mills, food processing,
medicine, transportation, and of course, steel. But, as the country progressed into the 20th Century, what were railroads to do with the abundant railcars
left over from earlier times? The invention
of the one-piece cast sideframe Bettendorf-type truck with its integral journal boxes was a huge step forward. Truss rods were eliminated as
solid steel centerbeams came into widespread use. And, by the 1930s, hand brakes would give way to modern air-brake systems.
Full Throttle brings a nifty new car style to Z Scale. We've taken the "old-timey" woodside reefers introduced by Father
Nature and performed the same refurbishing that railroads performed to extend the usefulness of these dated cars. We've (hypothetically) upgraded the
truss rod frame with a solid steel frame, and replaced Archbar or Andrews trucks with newer Bettendorf types. These venerable and useful cars
would be employed in freight or reefer operation through WWII and into the early diesel era, especially on short lines and spurs. This is a splendid small
freight car for your Z Scale action!
Railroad Series |
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FT/B-9001 Santa Fe
FT/B-9001-1: SFRD 728 & 895 May 2017
FT/B-9001-2: SFRD 763 & 822 May 2017 FT/B-9001S: SFRD 936 (single car) March 2018 |
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FT/B-9002 Great Northern
FT/B-9002-1: WFEX 49702 & 49738 April 2017 FT/B-9002-2: WFEX 49719 & 49775
April 2017 |
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FT/B-9003 PFE-SP
FT/B-9003-1: PFE 34426 & 34473 August 2017 FT/B-9003-2: PFE 34439 & 34452 August 2017 |
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FT/B-9004 Pennsylvania
FT/B-9004-1: PRR 89626 & 89633 November 2017 FT/B-9004-2: PRR 89625 & 89638
November 2017 |
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FT/B-9005 Baltimore & Ohio
FT/B-9005-1: B&O 15507 & 15528 October 2017 FT/B-9005-2: B&O 15553 & 15564
October 2017 |
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FT/B-9006 Canadian National
FT/B-9006-1: CNR 46209 & 46243 October 2019 FT/B-9006-2: CNR 46236 & 46262
October 2019 |
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FT/B-9007 Western Pacific
FT/B-9007: MW 7045 & 7048 April 2017 |
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FT/B-9010 Pacific Fruit Express
FT/B-9010-1: PFE 91023 & 91042 February 2018 FT/B-9010-2: PFE 91065 &
91076 February 2018 |
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FT-9011 ICE
FT-9011: URTX 1103 & 1106 October 2021 |
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FT/B-9013 Pennsylvania
FT/B-9013-1: PRR 498173 & 498182 August 2018
FT/B-9013S: PRR 498168 (single car) January 2019 |
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FT/B-9014 Rio Grande
FT/B-9014-1: D&RGW 3465 & 3488 July 2018
FT/B-9014-2: D&RGW 3476 & 3497 July 2018
FT/B-9014S: D&RGW 3483 (single car) Aug. 2018 |
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FT/B-9015 Alaska
FT/B-9015-1: ARR 9560 & 9563 January 2020 FT/B-9015-2: ARR 9566 & 9569
January 2020 |
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FT/B-9016 Lehigh Valley
FT/B-9016-1: LV 36032 & 36035 December 2018 |
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FT/B-9017 Northern Pacific
FT/B-9017-1: NP 90003 & 90058 February 2019
FT/B-9017-2: NP 90026 & 90037 February 2019 |
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FT/B-9018 Canadian National Repainted
FT/B-9018-1: CN 22004 & 22027 August 2020 |
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FTB-9019 Cotton Belt
FT/B-9019-1: SSW 907823 & 907857 October 2018 |
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FT/B-9021 Grand Trunk Pacific
FT/B-9021-1: GTP 340028 & 340035 Aug/Sept 2019 |
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FT/B-9022 Fruit Growers Express
FT/B-9022-1: FGEX 42304 & 42368 December 2019 |
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FT/B-9023 Pennsylvania Lines
FT/B-9023-1: URTX 611064 & 611073 March 2020 |
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FT-9024 Milwaukee RoadReefers
FT-9024: URTX 85222 & 85245 April 2022 |
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FT-9025 PRR Empire
FT-9025-1: URTX 110003 & 110038 December 2022 |
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FT/B-9026 Pacific Fruit Express
FT/B-9026-1: PFE 72782 & 72787 March 2023
FT/B-9026-2: PFE 72785 & 72788 April 2023 |
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FT-9029 Santa Fe
FT-9029-1: ATSF 728 & 737 November 2022
FT-9029-2: ATSF 732 & 739 December 2022 |
Food Series |
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FT-9203 Hormel
FT-9203-1: URT 66002 & 66005 February 2023 |
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FT-9208 Clicquol Club
FT-9208-1: NYDX 15032 & NYDX 15037 July 2023 |
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FT-9209 Cudahy
FT-9209-1: CRX 2263 & 2266 March 2023 |
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FT-9210 Grand Union
FT-9210-1: QREX 90203 & 90206 April/May 2023 |
Beer Series |
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FT/B-9403 Atlas Beer
FT/B-9403-1: GARE 6803 & GARE 6806 August 2023 |
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FT/B-9406 Miller
FT/B-9406-1: URTC 93132 & URTC 93135 June 2023 |
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FT/B-9408 Beck's Beer
FT/B-9408-1: EL 38972 & EL 38977 October 2023 |
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