Prototype Info

The Articulated Bulk Carrier car was designed to navigate tight curves and small, narrow industries where a flat car may have overhang clearance issues on curves, or length issues. Essentially, the Articulated Bulk Carrier is a long, traditional flat car with a pivot point in the center, along with a truck underneath the pivot point to provide additional weight distribution to allow for more containers to be loaded. This car was introduced in the late 20th century when many landfills around NYC closed, and refuse had to be moved elsewhere.

Features:

• Diecast Metal Body
• 100-Ton Trucks
• Metal Couplers
• Containers Included
• Crisp Printing replicating Accurate Paint schemes
• Brake Pipe Detail
• 15” Curve Minimum Radius
• Approximate Bulk Carrier model length: 12 inches coupler box to coupler box
• Approximate Container model length: 2 ¾ inches

About Atlas HO Scale Rolling Stock

Atlas HO scale rolling stock represents the pinnacle of decades of research and development, resulting in some of the most prototypically accurate model railroad products on the market today and includes a wide array of car types, from box cars, to passenger cars to cabooses. In addition to being intricately detailed, Atlas HO scale rolling stock features crisp painting and lettering, perfectly recreating the colorful paint schemes found on their real-world counterparts. All Atlas HO scale rolling stock is ready to run right out of the box, so you can go straight from the hobby store to using the model in your fleet.

About Atlas Model Railroad Company

The primary mission of Atlas is to produce and offer to the public, multiple scale lines of high quality, model railroad products based on prototype information. Atlas’ philosophy is based on a dedicated commitment to prototype research, design and construction. The desired and demanded goal is to create, market and distribute durable operational scale models utilizing the full range of exacting detail which accurately depicts life-sized objects, while providing exceptional service to Atlas customers.

By keeping up the high standards set by Steve Schaffan those many years ago, Atlas will remain a leader in innovation and technology in the model railroading industry for years to come. Although many things have changed since Atlas incorporation in 1949, they follow the tradition and values of their founders. As Atlas have for the last 50 years, they will continue to produce quality, precision products for the model railroad enthusiast.

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