HO RTR Impack Spine Car, UTTX #60108 (5). The IMPACK, or Inter-Modal Package, spine car is designed to carry 40-45' trailers in 4 to 10-unit sets. The cars are based on the 1978-built Santa Fe "Fuel Foiler" 10-unit design, and were in fact license-built copies produced by ITEL starting in 1981.
28" solid nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
For reliable operation, we suggest running empty cars in dedicated trains or at the rear of mixed trains
PROTOTYPE HISTORY:
The IMPACK, or Inter-Modal Package, spine car is designed to carry 40-45' trailers in 4 to 10-unit sets. The cars are based on the 1978-built Santa Fe "Fuel Foiler" 10-unit design, and were in fact license-built copies produced by ITEL starting in 1981. ITEL produced the cars in 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10-car sets, depending on customer specifications. In addition to the ATSF Fuel Foilers, IMPACK cars were owned by BN, K&W, SSIX, SSW, and TTX.