Trinity Backpacker Articulated Well Cars

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Author: superplunger

Last revision: 28 Oct, 2022 at 22:31 UTC

File size: 12.15 MB

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Description:

This is a set of 40 ft ‘Backpacker’ articulated well cars built by Pullman-Standard/Trinity Industries starting in the mid 1980s. A 48-foot container can be placed on top. In reality, this would be a set of 5 permanently-coupled cars. Originates from the United States and available in USD.

40ft Backpacker:

  • Years: 1986 – 2002
  • Weight: 15 tons
  • Capacity: 72 tons of containers
  • Wells: 40′ bottom, 48′ top

Link to my 48 and 53 foot containers.

Please read:
I’ve divided the set into an ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ car. A set should always start with an ‘A’ car, followed up by any number of ‘B’ cars, and end with a ‘C’ car. AC, ABC, ABBBC, and so on are all valid combinations. In the train depots, the side preview image contains the corresponding letter to make it easier. (See the final screenshot)

Until there is a way to combine cargo wagons into a permanently-coupled set like the trainsets, this is the best solution I could come up with to make articulated cars work. If this is too much of a hassle, please check out my set of solo-cars.

Another note:
Because containers are considered vehicles in the game, these cars can haul road vehicles like the existing open wagons. In real life, well cars only carry shipping containers and sometimes semi trailers. For realisms sake, I don’t recommend stacking automobiles in these as it would look silly, not to mention incredibly dangerous in real life. Unless you don’t care, then haul whatever you like. Also, if a container that is over 40 ft is loaded first, it will appear floating in the top space above where a 40ft or two 20ft containers should be sitting.

These cars are scaled to match the base games containers, which are a bit undersized. Containers from the workshop may not fit at all, or there may be clipping.

More info:
https://www.scaletrains.com/rivet-counter-ho-scale-ps-trinity-backpacker-well-car-set-5-trailer-train-speed-logo-run-2.html

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Model and textures by superplunger.

If you’d like to see another vehicle made, feel free to leave any suggestions. I’ll be focusing (mostly) on Western vehicles that have been exported to Eastern Europe, and older equipment to help make early starts more fleshed out, especially pre-1960.
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