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Wheels of Time shipping supply in pictures. . .

Wheels of Time — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:26:47 +0000

Click on the above for a visual of Wheels of Time shipping logistics. PC-90 Piggy-Packers are due at the port of Oakland on Friday 10th of Feb. Wheels of Time freight forwarder is expected to send my portion of the shipment on 15th of Feb. Stay tuned. (The photos are mainly from my collection of Western Pacific's annual report and Burlington Northern ad newspaper insert.)

More factory product photos.

Wheels of Time — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:54:35 +0000

More PC-90 Piggy-Packer photos from the factory. I posted one below.Item No. 70018, Union Pacific PC-90 Piggy-Packer

Factory product photos

Wheels of Time — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:12:15 +0000

Here are some factory product photos of Wheels of Time PC-90 Piggy-Packer. We should be wrapping up production on Jan 17th. And then the trans-Pacific journey to Wheels of Time warehouse. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures.

Wheels of Time Product Update: Sea Land 35-ft containers, PC-90 Piggy-Packers

Wheels of Time — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:54:11 +0000

Just posted photos of our pre-production photos of HO scale version of the upcoming Sea Land 35-ft container and chassis. Go here http://www.wheelsotime.com/wheels-of-time-limited/ for latest photos. We are aiming to opening reservations - pre-orders in the next couple of weeks for delivery probably in March.

We will be completing produciton of our PC-90 Piggy-Packers around January 17th. The much anticipated PC-90 Piggy-Packers will be arriving on your hobby store shelves starting at the end of the month, if no delays through U.S. Customs.

Early Container On Flat & Trailer On Flat Cars

Wheels of Time — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:02:36 +0000

Here are photos that I ran across in my collection. The first is a Missouri Pacific crane lifting COFC container on to a railroad flat car. The second is circus style unloading/loading of Southern Pacific PMT piggypack flat cars. Notice the Clejan flat cars. These all, of course, pre-dates Wheels of Time PC-90 Piggy-Packer which by the way will be released in late January. By the way, our PC-90 Piggy-Packers will have magnets in the lift. All you need to do is glue a piece of steel like from a "tin" can in the inside of your container.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the Coming Year!

Size Matters

Wheels of Time — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:59:09 +0000

How big is big? The Piggy-Packer's front wheel diameter is about 7-ft in diameter. In relations to the MiJack straddle cranes, the Piggy-Packer looks like a mere toy.

Happy Thanksgiving! from Wheels of Time

New pre-production photos posted

Wheels of Time — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:22:09 +0000

New pre-production photos are posted for Wheels of Time PC-90 Piggy-Packers!

The View from the Operator of a Piggy-Packer

Wheels of Time — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:31:04 +0000

Get on-board by this Thursday, so you can be in the driver's seat!

This is a view of from the operator's cab of a B&M PC-90 Piggy-Packer. The PC-90's had air actuated controls over hydraulics. So they made a really neat air sound
in operating the lift. The newer MJ 9090 (MiJack) had all electrically operated controls to actuated the hydraulics.

An accident...

Wheels of Time — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:09:28 +0000

Here a photo where the operator accidently dropped a trailer sent by Scott Mikeal (Norfolk Southern trainer on the PC-90 Piggy-Packers, Mi Jacks and other loading equipment). Perhaps there is a reason for the cab to be at mid-ship like on the PC-90s instead like this Hyster equipment. . . because accidents do happen from time to time.

Piggy-Packer action!

Wheels of Time — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:51:43 +0000

Here are some PC-90 Piggy-Packers in action at Erie Lackawanna's 51St. Yard in Chicago just after the arrival of UPS hot train CX 99 from Croxton, N.J. Notice the UPS Diamond Rio tractor and UPS exterior post van. They come photo courtesy from Paul Tupaczewski and Paul Brezicki.

Enjoy.