As the demand for automobiles grew in the postwar era, larger dealer shipments and more efficient delivery processes were required. While it had previously been common practice to deliver vehicles in boxcars, this was a cumbersome routine, as loading involved careful maneuvering, and each car could only hold a couple of vehicles. Flatcars were also used, but while loading was more efficient, space per car was still limited. In the mid-1950s, the Frisco Railroad expanded on the latter format by constructing a second level above the flatcar deck, instantly doubling the per-car capacity. Other railroads soon followed with variations of this first iteration of the "autorack" specialized car carrier. Bachmann is pleased to bring this early Auto Carrier to our HO Scale range, complete with four era-appropriate vehicle loads.