{"product_id":"mth-20-90810-up-rocket-motor-trans-5pc","title":"MTH 20-90810 UP ROCKET MOTOR TRANS 5PC","description":"This is MTH 20-90810 UP ROCKET MOTOR TRANS 5PC. 5-car solid rocket motor transport set, Union Pacific. It seems appropriate that the Space Age and the Railroad Age connect at Promontory, Utah, where the Golden Spike was driven in 1869 to complete the first transcontinental railroad. For over three decades, the solid rocket motors that have boosted the Space Shuttle and other American endeavors into outer space have been built at the ATK plant in Promontory and shipped by rail to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at Cape Canaveral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Shuttle booster sections, which traveled the route from 1981-2010, were each 12' wide and weighed 150 tons, half again the capacity of a typical freight car. Thus the dedicated trains assigned to this route consist of 4-truck heavy-duty flat cars with large steel covers for both protection and secrecy; each fully loaded car weighs over 250 tons. Often bringing up the rear is a retired Southern passenger car housing ATK and NASA engineers, keeping watch on what is essentially a load of 4-5 million pounds of explosives. On their way from the Southwest to the Southeast, the rocket trains travel over Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, CSX and Florida East Coast rails before finishing their trip behind NASA's own SW1500 switchers (which have also been offered as M.T.H. models). After being fished out of the Atlantic Ocean, the spent boosters travel the same route back to ATK for refueling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Premier six-car Solid Rocket Transport train includes five authentic 47' TTX heavy-duty flat cars with removable covers that reveal a five-piece rocket model. When assembled, the rocket measures 30 3\/4 in height or nearly 123 scale feet! The Southern personnel car is also available as an add-on item.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts key features are:\u003cbr\u003eSet includes:\u003cbr\u003eFive 47' TTX heavy duty flat cars with removable covers \u0026amp; rocket sections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlat car features:\u003cbr\u003eMetal wheels and axles\u003cbr\u003eSprung die-cast 4-wheel trucks\u003cbr\u003eOperating die-cast metal couplers\u003cbr\u003eAuthentic paint scheme\u003cbr\u003eFast-angle wheel sets\u003cbr\u003eNeedle-point axles\u003cbr\u003eSeparate metal handrails\u003cbr\u003eDecorative brake wheels\u003cbr\u003eIntricately detailed durable ABS bodies\u003cbr\u003eRemovable cover\u003cbr\u003eRemovable rocket section\u003cbr\u003e1:48 scale dimensions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Factory New (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"C-9: All original; unused; factory rubs and evidence of handling, shipping and factory test run. Standards for all toy train related accessory items apply to the visual appearance of the item and do not consider the operating functionality of the equipment. Condition and Grading Standards are subjective, at best, and are intended to act as a guide.\"\u003eC-9\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperational Status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"This item is brand new from the factory.\"\u003eFunctional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes (\u003ca href=\"#\" title=\"May have store stamps and price tags. Has inner liners.\"\u003eP-9\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e MTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20-90810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoad Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Pacific (SP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale\/Era:\u003c\/strong\u003e O Modern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Freight Cars \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Trainz SKU for this item is P12083906. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 6px !important; color: #d3d3d3 !important; line-height: 8px !important;\"\u003eTrainz Product Id: 12083906\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"MTH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39260506161274,"sku":"P12083906","price":377.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1260\/4747\/products\/20200207-094944-C3-Trainz-4408438_002.jpg?v=1614732518","url":"https:\/\/www.trainz.com\/products\/mth-20-90810-up-rocket-motor-trans-5pc","provider":"Trainz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}