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 186199
$350

Model Attributes

  • In-Cab / Interior Detail: N/A
  • Lights: N/A

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Notes: Lightly custom weathered. Some bar assemblies are detached but included. Seems to be missing a few bars. Original trucks were replaced with plastic trucks.

INFO: Model grading is shown in the "GRADING" tab

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Union Pacific uses specialized "maintenance of way" (MOW) trains to maintain its 32,000-mile rail network, which include various types of specialized rolling stock like tool cars, cranes, ditchers, snowplows, and side-dump cars. These trains are comprised of dedicated locomotives and numerous pieces of equipment to replace ties, rails, and other track components, perform ballast and grade work, and clear snow and vegetation. The older MOW equipment often utilizes repurposed or older rolling stock from former railroads, with some cars bearing their original predecessor names. Tool and camp cars were outfitted for crew facilities, including bathrooms, cooking, and eating areas, providing self-sufficiency for long work periods.

Union Pacific painted its MOW equipment silver (or aluminum) from the mid-1950s until the early 1970s. This replaced the battleship gray that had been used for about 20 years prior.

Tie cars carry large numbers of rail ties to locations where they are needed for track replacement. Modern automated systems can quickly load and unload ties into specialized cages or onto the ground. The ties are then used by the Maintenance of Way (MOW) crews to replace worn-out ties, a critical process for maintaining the railway's infrastructure. Used ties are also picked up by these systems and taken to facilities for recycling or other uses. Quicker completion of tie projects leads to less downtime for the tracks.

These specialized cars, sometimes part of automated unloading and loading systems, reduce the time and labor involved in replacing ties, ensuring the railroad's infrastructure remains safe and functional while minimizing delays and supporting growth.

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BG-SKU: 19508
Scale: HO
Importer: Overland Models
Category: Rolling Stock
Sub-category: MOW
Builder: Ajin
Road: Union Pacific
Type: RAIL & TIE
Description: TIE CAR
Whyte:
Year(s): 1987
Catalog No: 3022
Notes: UNPAINTED - TIE CAR F-70-1 #913025

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