O27 Gauge Piggyback Trailers and Flatcars with Loads Let’s see them

@Sitka posted:

Here you go lee a Frisco and Western Maryland piggyback, Have a good Sunday all. Mark

Thanks Mark. I like that Frisco I may have to pick one up

@lee drennen posted:

Thanks Mark. I like that Frisco I may have to pick one up

YW, I haven't bought one in years, since you did this thread you gave me a bug, have to look at ebay and trainz.com. Later Mark

@coach joe posted:

I notice David's Nickel Plate pups have a squarer nose and tandem axles.  I wonder how many of the Lionel TOFCs came that way?

As a rough guideline, Lionel’s pup trailers are: tandem axle, square nose on trailer; single axle, rounded nose on trailer. The trailers and flatcars are not interchangeable, because of the relative position of the chocks on the different trailers, to accommodate the different axle configurations.

Tandem axle vans - Wabash, Western Maryland, NKP, Katy, Frisco, NY Central Flatcar w/ Gleason/Sasib vans. There may be others I’m unaware of.

@Sitka posted:

YW, I haven't bought one in years, since you did this thread you gave me a bug, have to look at ebay and trainz.com. Later Mark

There’s some on eBay cheap right now I’ll post what I got last week later here

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

As a rough guideline, Lionel’s pup trailers are: tandem axle, square nose on trailer; single axle, rounded nose on trailer. The trailers and flatcars are not interchangeable, because of the relative position of the chocks on the different trailers, to accommodate the different axle configurations.

Tandem axle vans - Wabash, Western Maryland, NKP, Katy, Frisco, NY Central Flatcar w/ Gleason/Sasib vans. There may be others I’m unaware of.

Thanks for the info I’ve also seen a Lionel Lines in a tandem

Hi Lee.

Here are a few that I had posted on Pull out your MPC

@HSD68 posted:

Hi Lee.

Here are a few that I had posted on Pull out your MPC

Thanks for sharing that a nice collection there’s still a few in your pics I need to get.

Thank you for this topic. I'm new in this but trailers on flatcars are some of my favorites. I had already bought Lionel 6-26951 that is a T.T.X. flatcar carrying PRR trailer# 15104. Then I bought MTH 30-7626 that is a PRR flatcar and was surprised to see that the PRR trailer on it has the same # 15104. I guess they modeled the same prototype, even though the logos on the trailers are in different locations.

To show all my trailer on flatcars I made a video like David Nissen did.

@John's Trains posted:

To show all my trailer on flatcars I made a video like David Nissen did.

Thanks John very nice Piggybacks

Another Piggyback a Lionel Lines was in the tunnel, I found carboard boxes in the tunnel think it was robbed.

Totally forgot I had this until reading these posts jogged my memory.

Lionel made these flats with a variety of road names a few years back. This one sports the classic orange and blue.

After running these piggyback cars for the first time I have discovered that the trailers don't stay on the flat cars to well. I have been experimenting with making wheel chocks that  will better hold the trailers to the flat cars. These are 3D printed and mount to the slots on the flat car the same as the original wheel chocks.

With the Lionel trailers, I just squeeze the tires together and the friction usually keeps the trailers in place.

@David Nissen posted:

After running these piggyback cars for the first time I have discovered that the trailers don't stay on the flat cars to well. I have been experimenting with making wheel chocks that  will better hold the trailers to the flat cars. These are 3D printed and mount to the slots on the flat car the same as the original wheel chocks.

I added a little hot glue to keep mine in place, you can always take it off if wanted.

@Sitka posted:

Another Piggyback a Lionel Lines was in the tunnel, I found carboard boxes in the tunnel think it was robbed.

Lol!!   I like those I’m going to try to get some painted tonight

@johnstrains posted:

Totally forgot I had this until reading these posts jogged my memory.

Lionel made these flats with a variety of road names a few years back. This one sports the classic orange and blue.

Very nice John thanks for sharing

@David Nissen posted:

After running these piggyback cars for the first time I have discovered that the trailers don't stay on the flat cars to well. I have been experimenting with making wheel chocks that  will better hold the trailers to the flat cars. These are 3D printed and mount to the slots on the flat car the same as the original wheel chocks.

David that is a great idea did it improve the ride?

Northern Pacific Piggyback

Here’s some more ready to be painted and decaled. The Missouri Pacific is almost done

As long as we're doing this it's probably worth including a picture of the guys who got this whole thing started - the Cooper-Jarrett van cars in gray and white.

for whatever reason the white in the picture is not the bright white of the actual vans.

Do not forget the 3460

@Robert S. Butler posted:

As long as we're doing this it's probably worth including a picture of the guys who got this whole thing started - the Cooper-Jarrett van cars in gray and white.

for whatever reason the white in the picture is not the bright white of the actual vans.

Yes Robert thanks for sharing. I always like the Orange and silver placard ones the best. I have plans to make a Cooper Jarrett but not like these

Snowed in today so I painted and decaled one of these Piggybacks. I plan on working on these tomorrow

Found another one Lee. Bought this a while back and forgot I had it.

Good call Robert - Always loved the original 6430/6440/3460 series of car

Also this guy

@RSJB18 posted:

Found another one Lee. Bought this a while back and forgot I had it.

Thanks for sharing Bob. I bought mine about a year ago and thought about you was wondering if you had one thanks again

Focusing on New York Central and Rochester I had to have these.

Pete

...and then, of course, there are the very poor, stripped down, relations

Lionel #6440

...and 6405

My first postwar purchase.  The 6511.   

@Robert S. Butler posted:

...and then, of course, there are the very poor, stripped down, relations

Lionel #6440

...and 6405

Thanks for sharing Robert. I’m glad Lionel didn’t car on with the slit’s in the sides of there trailers for the placards

lee drennen: The new wheel chocks held the trailers better but the front end of the trailers would still slide from side to side.
I then made a chock for the front also and it was a lot better. I then discovered that with the front tied down the original chocks worked OK.

The front chock attaches with a 6-32 x 3/8 in screw and nut through an existing hole in the flat car.
I have attached an (.stl) file that can be 3D printed if anyone else would like to try it out.