Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Piggyback Ramps Kit - 933-4048

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Piggyback Ramps Kit - 933-4048 brings classic trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) operations to HO scale freight yards, team tracks, and intermodal terminals. Based on facilities commonly used during the 1950s and 1960s, this Cornerstone kit models the ramps and supporting equipment used for loading and unloading highway trailers from railroad flatcars. With single- and double-wide circus-style ramps, trackside loading ramps, a terminal office, overhead gantry crane, fencing, and other details, the kit provides the components needed to create an active early piggyback terminal. Explore the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale railroad facilities.

Trailer-on-flatcar service expanded rapidly during the 1950s as railroads looked for new ways to combine the flexibility of highway trailers with long-distance rail transportation. Early terminals often used circus-style loading, where trailers were driven onto flatcars from ramps at the end of a track. The Walthers Piggyback Ramps kit recreates this distinctive period of railroad freight operations while also providing equipment that can be used for machinery, automobiles, and other special loads.

Build an HO Scale Piggyback Terminal

The Walthers Cornerstone Piggyback Ramps Kit includes multiple loading ramps and terminal details for creating a realistic freight-handling scene:

• HO scale Piggyback Ramps plastic structure kit
• Walthers Cornerstone product number 933-4048
• Models a typical 1950s-1960s trailer loading and unloading facility
• Ideal for freight yards, terminals, and team tracks
• Single- and double-wide circus-style trailer ramps
• Concrete and wood trackside loading ramps
• Wood platform and ramp combination
• Small terminal office building
• Overhead gantry crane
• Wood fence and power pole
• Decal signs included
• Designed for use with HO scale piggyback flatcars
• Parts molded in three colors and clear plastic
• Office: 1-3/4 x 2-1/2" (4.4 x 6.3cm)
• Wood Platform: 5-1/2 x 2" (13.9 x 5cm)
• Wood Ramp: 2-3/8 x 2" (6 x 5cm)
• Crane: 6 x 2" (15 x 5cm)
• Narrow Concrete Ramp: 5-5/8 x 1-7/16" (14.2 x 3.6cm)
• Wide Concrete Ramp: 5-5/8 x 3-5/8" (14.2 x 9.2cm)
• Small Concrete Ramp: 3-1/4 x 1-1/4" (8.2 x 3.1cm)

The variety of ramps included with 933-4048 gives you flexibility when designing a piggyback or team-track operation. Use the larger ramps for trailer-on-flatcar service, position the smaller trackside ramps for automobiles or machinery, and add the gantry crane for handling larger or heavier loads. The terminal office provides a logical location for paperwork and freight operations while helping turn the collection of ramps into a complete railroad facility.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Freight Terminal

Pair the Piggyback Ramps with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures and Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures to develop a complete freight yard, team track, or early intermodal terminal.

The kit is also a natural companion for Express Motor Freight Lines 933-4049, creating a scene that connects highway trucking with railroad piggyback service. Add fencing, utility equipment, signs, vehicles, and other finishing touches with Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling, painting, and weathering the Piggyback Ramps, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for concrete, wood, structures, ramps, and freight-yard weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure and detail assembly.