Dear HO Scale Customers;

Athearn Genesis has announced the GATC 20,000 Tank Cars Acid Service

GATX’s North American tank car fleet consists of more than 59,000 cars with nearly 70 different types serving the chemical, petroleum, transportation, agriculture, food, mineral, and plastics markets. Major car groupings include general service and high pressure, and cars used to carry various types of acids and other specialty products. Customer logos can occassionally be found on GATX leased cars. These cars can be found interchanged all over North America on all major and short line railroads.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Multiple road numbers

• Etched metal walkways

• Different brake systems as appropriate per prototype

• Trucks with animated rotating bearing caps

• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism

• Coupler lift bars, trainline hoses, brake hoses, and hardware

• Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details

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

• Many separately-applied details

• Different top platforms as appropriate per prototype

• Separate wire grabs and handrails

• Minimum radius: 18”

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Body-mounted, McHenry scale double-shelf knuckle couplers

Order Due Date: January 28, 2022

Anticipated Delivery Date: March 2023

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