RE: (erielack) Ups trailers On EL

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Mike Dickinson asked:

> Group, What type of trailers did EL haul for UPS? I am wondering about
> the shorter pup type? I do have several of the old Athearn 
> and other Mfg
> that I could use for a NY100(?) train. The new 85' TOFC will not look
> good on my small/tight curves. I thought that I could cut those 20'
> trailers up into the pups or other short trailers.

The Athearn trailers are 40' ones - you mean you want to cut them into 20' pups, correct?

The UPS pups that Rail Power Products made several years back (and Athearn now owns, and I believe has also released) were good models of that particular trailer, but I think these didn't come into use until the 1980s. All UPS used in EL years were those 40' trailers, as well as leased 40' trailers from others.

But remember, there's nothing stopping you from taking a pair of pups, painting them up in the same fashion as the Athearn 40' UPS trailers. Putting a pair of these on a 53' flat would essentially look like a shrunken 85' flat with 2 40' trailers, and for a layout with tight curves, this can be an acceptable alternative. It is YOUR model, and you certainly have the right to use modelers' license here! :)



> Also 
> didn't i see an
> article somewhere about redoing a flatcar to take a trailer?

I don't remember the issue, but Larry DeYoung did an excellent article on converting a Tyco (yes!) flatcar into an EL 7010-series 53' single-trailer piggyback flat. These would be ideal for a layout with tight turns.

	- Paul

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