Autocarriers

[palallin]

They've been offering new cars of this type in the last couple of years.  Until recently, I had a Frisco version (which is an appropriate roadname, as the Frisco pioneered the type).

[fifedog]

Howdy og3rail, and welcome to the CTT board.

IMHO, manufacturers today offer either the JUMBO-HUMUNGO enclosed auto racks, or trunkated racks which will only hold 4 cars.  I personally prefer the open auto racks offered by LIONEL in the 70's.  By themselves, they are kinda cheap looking.  But by adding 8 1/43 VW Rabbits, or similar small cars, they jump to life.  I have a modest layout with O-42 curves, and they are right at home.

[Andrew Falconer]

We just had a similar thread up a few days ago.

[chuck]

Newer MTH Premier cars have "airhoses" on them similar to Atlas.

[og3rail]

I recently attended the Greenberg Model Railroad show in Raritan, NJ. On one of the operating hi rail layouts had a unit autocarrier train running on it. I am still trying to find out who made these autocarriers I thought they might be MTH but the couplers had air hose's on them. I thought Atlas made an autocarrier that was not articulated that had 3 positions that you could locate the trucks depending on the curve radius of your layout. Does anybody know who else makes an O scale autocarrier?