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Some of the K-Line by Lionel trucks, on flatcars, were much too small.  1/64?  I never measured because I never bought one - obviously way, way too small.

 

The "Piggyback" box trailers provided with Lionel flatcars recently appear to be right at 1:48 scale - at least in width and height.  The photo below shows one of the two from (6-27545) the recetnly released REA PS4 with piggybacks fitted with a Speccast International KB-8 cab.  I think it is a good match, if perhaps the tractor is a fraction too small (dare I say, perhaps 4%).  The photo below that shows it with a variety of other trucks from 1:43 Peterbilt on the left to a 1:48 Peterbilt and a 1:43 '53 Mack (both converted th "Streets_ and the Speccast tractor with the trailer it is meant to pair with.  Lionel offers a tractor for their box van (6-37850 - second image) which I think looks a bit too big for it. 

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