Dear O Scale Customers;

Atlas has announced the 8000 Gallon Tank Cars

For most of the steam and early diesel eras, tank cars followed a standard design: an 8,000-11,000 gallon tank perched on a flatcar-like underframe.

Beginning in the mid-1950s, however, a new design took hold: the tank itself became the structural backbone of the car, eliminating the need for a full-length underframe and making bigger tank diameters possible. But not every shipper needed the much larger capacities that the new tank cars offered. Hence the advent of these “beer can” tank cars in the mid-1960s, with capacities similar to pre-war tankers. They proved ideal for customers who didn’t want larger shipments, and also for transporting a wide variety of heavier, denser liquids including industrial acids and foodstuffs. For modelers, they’re an ideal counterpoint to longer cars in a modern freight train. This run of Atlas Beer Can Tank Cars gives a quite literal representation with paint schemes representing actual beer brands.

Features:

• Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body

• Metal Wheels and Axles

• Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks

• Needle-Point Axles

• Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers

• Fast-Angle Wheel Sets

• O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads

• Detailed Brake Wheel

• Separate Metal Handrails

• 1:48 Scale Dimensions

• Unit Measures: 9 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 7/8

• Operates On O-27 Curves

Two road numbers are available per road name.

Order Due Date: July 28, 2021

Anticipated Delivery Date: December 2021

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