Description
Railroad Short Name: TRLU
ABOUT: Transamerica Leasing containers are known for their logo – the Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper, in San Francisco, which served as its headquarters for many years. These containers in various forms are known around the world.
In 1979 Transamerica entered the field of transportation-equipment leasing by acquiring Interway Corporation, which it renamed Transamerica Interway. You may have seen pictures of the ‘T’ hockey stick logo with ICS below, on containers (starting in 1980). That logo was in use by Transamerica between 1968–1989. In 1983 the building ‘Pyramid’ logo came into use, concurrently. Transamerica’s leasing operations also received a major boost in 1994 with the acquisition of a British counterpart, Tiphook PLC. The acquisition strengthened Transamerica’s position in the international transportation equipment leasing market, as well as making it number two in the industry worldwide. Tiphook containers retained their scheme.
In 1999 the Aegon group acquired Transamerica, and in 2004 Aegon sold the maritime container leasing business to TAL International Group, Inc.
Features:
- All New Tooling; -42- corrugated sides
- Seven different door variations tooled: molded as appropriate.
- IBC(Inter-Box Connecting pins) in scale ISO locations
- JTC Magnetic connecting system: 3-magnets bottom & metal top plate
- Detailed printing as per photographs
- Models come in packages of TWO, unless noted otherwise.
- The IBC pins Mate with JTC 40′ open top containers with Magnets, JTC 20′ containers with Magnets; Atlas 40 container, and future Jacksonville Terminal Company containers.
- Compatible with JTC Retro-fit underframe kits to stack M-T and S-T brand containers on top
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