Rapido Trains 403006 HO Scale 35' Fruehauf Integral-Post Van Trailer Phoebe Snow DL&W Model Paints The spring separator is custom

The spring separator is custom machined from Black Delrin for smooth-sliding action over the shock body and the shoulder is offset so upper spring collapses consistently for proper performance

Standard length trailers seen all across North America in the 1970s and 1980s

Axle articulation: 30 deg

AK078 Damp Earth

acrylic and enamel paint

Rapido Trains 403006 HO Scale 35' Fruehauf Integral-Post Van Trailer Phoebe Snow DL&W Model Paints The spring separator is customRapido Trains 403006 HO Scale 35' Fruehauf Integral Post Van Trailer Phoebe Snow DL&W A transport revolution started in the 1950s the advent of the piggyback trailer. No longer was it necessary to transfer loads to and from freight cars to local trucks for shipment or delivery. Instead, the entire loaded trailer could be driven from a loading dock to a freight yard, loaded on a train, then delivered to its final destination. The Pennsylvania Railroads