ATLAS - HO SCALE
11,000 GALLON TANK CARS
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
Include: - Finely molded handrails - Tank fittings and safety
placards - 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMateŽ couplers
- Accurate painting and lettering - Platform where appropriate
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