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Order Due Date Updated to August 16, 2021!

Rapido is pleased to announce our latest freight car in N Scale, the Procor 20,000 gallon General Purpose tank car, also called the Procor GP20 (no, not the locomotive).

 

Procor w/ Split ‘P’ Logo (UTLX As-Delivered)

 

 

Procor w/ Split ‘P’ Logo (PROX Patched)

 

Procor w/ Small Modern Logo

 

Procor w/ Large  Modern Logo

 

North American Car (As-Delivered)

 

Procor w/ Alberta Logo (UTLX, Early)

 

 

Procor w/ Alberta Logo (PROX, Late)

 

CP Rail (Company Service)

 

British Columbia Railway (BCOL)

 

Painted / Unlettered (Black)

N scale Procor GP20 20,000 gallon Tank Car

"Why don't you make it in N scale?!?" Okay, we will!

 

 

Founded in 1952, Products Tank Line (renamed Procor in 1962) constructed their manufacturing plant in the mid 1950's in Oakville, Ontario. Initially, engineering was supplied by parent Union Tank Car Company. In the 1960's, Procor assembled their own engineering department and crafted a series of standard design tank cars which paved the way for a new generation of equipment, with many modern designs reflecting this new standard. The GP20 (the tank car, not the locomotive) was suitable for lighter density commodities which would not congeal or freeze in cold weather, such as various oils and fuel. The same car could also be equipped with interior heater coil pipes, such that the contents could be reheated. The same basic design - including tank diameter and length - was manufactured from 1969 through until 1984. The GP20 was constructed with both 70 ton and 100 ton capacity trucks. Later designs were also equipped with a separate fittings dome (in addition to the manway assembly fitting), which allowed the tank rating to be upgraded from 60 psi to 100 psi.

 

 

When production of the GP20 tank car was completed in 1984, Procor had built almost 1000 cars of this design. They are in use across North America in both fleet service and lease service to numerous companies. Common reporting marks carried by these cars included UTLX (Union Tank Car), PROX (Procor), NCTX (North American Car Co.), BCOL (British Columbia Railway), and CP (Canadian Pacific Railway).

 

Our rendition of the 20,000 gal General Purpose Tank Car features:

• Drawn from original blueprints and drawings

• Artworks sourced from original design drawings and photos

• Photo-etched metal walkways

• Detailed vent stacks, loading hatches, air tanks and braking equipment.

• Rapido knuckle couplers installed from the factory.

 

 

 

 

Order Due Date: August 16, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2022

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