PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

Tank cars are specialized pieces of equipment. Care is taken to ensure that tank contents are compatible with tank construction.As a result of this specialization, tank cars have generally been “one-way” cars. Other cars, like boxcars, can easily be reloaded with other goods for the return trip. Within the rail industry, tank cars are grouped by their type and not by the cargo carried.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separately applied top fittings, handrails, ladders and brake wheel

• Body-mounted, McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism

• Highly detailed, injection-molded body

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout

• Minimum radius: 22”

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