Traditional Freight Car:

Overview

Schnabel Cars - the largest of which has 30 axles and is over 300 feet long when loaded - were developed in the 1960s and 1970s to transport components of electrical power plants, such as transformers, boilers, turbine generators, and nuclear reactor vessels.

Most Schnabel cars have three distinguishing characteristics:

The car is not rigid, but consists of a center section that acts like a bridge between the two pivoting end sections.

The load itself forms the center structure of the car when loaded. After the load is delivered, the two end sections are fastened together for return transport.

The car contains hydraulic equipment that can shift the load side to side - to clear a lineside obstacle such as a tree - or raise the load when extra ground clearance is needed - when cresting a hill, for example.

While the M.T.H. Schnabel car is the largest piece of rolling stock we make, at 14 axles and just over 100 feet long it's a relatively small member of the Schnabel family, which consists of about 90 cars operating in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our model is an accurate replica of car WECX 203, built in 1976 for Westinghouse Electric's Large Transformer Division in Muncie, Indiana. Like the prototype, the two ends of the M.T.H. model can be fastened together to travel empty, without their transformer load.

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.

PREMIER Series:

Full O scale models, 1/48 the size of their prototypes and as detailed as we can reasonably make them — offering O gauge’s finest combination of detail, realism, and performance. M.T.H.'s Premier items are identified with item numbers that begin with "20" for Hi-Rail models with item numbers ending in "-1" and "22" for Scale Wheel models.

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.

Many of MTH's Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatility to your layout.

MTH Details:

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.

Many of MTH's Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatility to your layout.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body

Metal Wheels and Axles

Die-Cast 4 or 6-Wheel Trucks

Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers

Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes

Decorative Brake Wheels

Separate Metal Handrails

Fast-Angle Wheel Sets

Needle-Point Axles

1:48 Scale Dimensions

Removable 1:43 Transformer Load

Unit Measures:26 1/2" x 3 3/16" x 4 7/8"

Operates On O-72 Curves

TRADITIONAL FREIGHT CAR FEATURES:

Operating couplers – uncouple cars automatically with a remote-control or uncoupling track section

Colorful paint scheme

Officially licensed car

Collectible series

Perfect additions to O Scale train sets

This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches.

 We do combine shipping on multiple purchases.  If you do a Buy It Now the transaction requires immediate payment for each item separately. 

What you need to do is put it in the shopping cart and then when you go to checkout it will recalculate the shipping and combine the items for you. 

If you pay first I am unable to make any adjustment because ebay has then taken its fees on the shipping as well.  If you have a concern message me and I can work something out for you.

THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED Item

The item is NEW in the original box from old stock 

PERSONAL INVENTORY:

Many of these unique items are from my personal inventory which was accumulated over the years.   They are hard to part with but due to downsizing in retirement they too are looking for a good home which can appreciate and enjoy them.

STORE INVENTORY:

Having discontinued my Hobby Store and left frigid “Minne-Snow-Da” I have relocated and retired to the warmer part of the country, Down to Sunny TEXAS.   

I will be Liquidating the remaining stock. 

I will be listing items over the next year or so clearing them out.

Please see the photos we take actual photos of each item

Most of these items are New in the box removed only to take photos of them.