N Scale Atlas 11,000-Gallon Tank Car Ryan Ruralgas RRGX

Atlas

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$17.00
SKU:
50001570
UPC:
843375063290
Weight:
1.00 LBS
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Product Overview

Atlas Model Railroad Co.
11,000-Gallon Tank Car No Platform - Ready to Run - Master

Ryan Ruralgas RRGX #101 (silver, black)
Walthers Part # 150-50001570

N scale

Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars. During the early 40s the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF set out to design a whole new car for the emerging industry. As a result the 11,000 gallon tank car was introduced by ACF in 1947. Many thousands were built up through the mid-1950s.

The Atlas model faithfully reproduces this late steam/early diesel era tank car in two versions (with and without platform rails). The cars with top platform rails were used where there was no elevated loading/unloading facility. The cars without the top platform rails were often specified for customers that had access to elevated loading and unloading facilities.

Features:

  • Finely molded handrails
  • Tank fittings and safety placards
  • 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate® couplers
  • Accurate painting and lettering
  • Platform where appropriate

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