Athearn Roundhouse has announced new Single-Dome Tank Cars

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The Roundhouse Single Dome Tank Car is based on a non-insulated car that was built starting in the 1930s. Many were owned by private refining companies; others were railroad-owned and used to transport and store fuel and water. Often, cars in this type of service were color-coded or had color bands to denote the commodity carried.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Decorated models fully-assembled & read to run out of the box

• Separately applied brake wheel

• Body-Mounted McHenry® scale knuckle-spring Couplers

• Replacement parts available

• 4-Pack available with unique road numbers; Chicago Great Western, Santa Fe and Southern Pacific offer different paint schemes than picture shown.

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Weighted for trouble-free operation

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

• Minimum radius: 15”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing

• Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations

Order Due Date: January 24, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2021