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Dec 22, 2007 - O Scale

Atlas Announces New Tank and Boxcars for December 2007

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New Paint Schemes!

O ACF® 8,000 Gallon Tank Car

tank car

 

The ACF® 8,000 Gallon Type 27 Tank Car was one of the most popular standard design riveted tank cars of the first half of the twentieth century. ACF® built more than 1,800 of these cars for a wide variety of customers in the petroleum, chemical, and food industries. Virtually every bulk liquid or gas of the era was shipped in these cars (and its similar 10,000 gallon brother). Typical products included petroleum, acids, alcohol, propane, ammonia, molasses and vegetable oil.

Features Include:
-Die-cast chassis
-Metal grab irons, handrails and stirrups
-Detailed body
-Accurate painting and lettering
-Minimum diameter curve: O-31 (3-rail)
-Minimum radius curve: 24" (2-Rail)

Please note: Atlas O body-mounted scale couplers can be used on both 2-rail and 3-rail versions.

Two numbers are available per road name except for the 2-pack, which has one.

3-Rail
Item#

Road Name

2-Rail
Item#

 

New Paint Schemes!

 
8650Undecorated9650
8668Berkshire Chemical Co. 9668
8669Canton9669
8670Stauffer Chemical Co.9670
8671Taylor Chemical Corp.9671
 

NJ 2-Pack

 
8672Chas. L. Read & Company & Woburn Degreasing Company9672

 

2-Rail MSRP: $64.95

NJ 2-Pack 2-Rail MSRP: $129.90

 

Estimated Delivery: May 2008

New Paint Schemes!

O 50' PS-1 Box Cars

jewel ps1

(Technical artwork shown)

Atlas O’s 50' PS-1 Box Car represents the classic American railroads of the 1950s and 1960s, where fifty-foot box cars became the standard. Many major railroads owned Pullman Standard's box cars, but details were specific to the railroad. One such detail that was different was the door style used on the car.

Features Include:
-Highly detailed ABS body
-Etched metal roof walk
-50-ton Bettendorf or 70-ton roller-bearing sprung die-cast trucks as per the prototype (70-ton roller-bearing trucks come with rotating bearing caps)
-Youngstown or Pullman Standard style doors as per the prototype (Single Door only)
-Separately-applied grab irons, ladders and brake line details
-Minimum diameter curve: O-31 (3-rail)
-Minimum radius curve: 36" (2-rail)
-Die-cast articulated couplers (3-rail)
-Kadee®-compatible scale couplers (2-rail)
-3-Rail trucks are pre-drilled to accept Adjust-a-Coupler® Scale Couplers (Available Separately)

Please note: Atlas "O" scale couplers can also be used on both 2-rail and 3-rail versions.

Four road numbers are available per road name, except for Jewel Tea Company and Rock Island, which have two.

(Technical artwork shown)

3-RAIL
ITEM#

ROAD NAME

2-RAIL ITEM#

O 50' PS-1 Single Door Box Car - New Paint Schemes!

6570Undecorated - Single Door7570
6598Atlantic Coast Line*7598
6599Central of Georgia7599

O 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box Car - New Paint Schemes!

8850Undecorated - Plug Door9850
8861Jewel Tea Co.9861
8862Rock Island9862

 

*CSX Licensed Product

 

MSRP 2-Rail: $69.95

 

Estimated Delivery: May 2008

NEW PAINT SCHEMES!

EVANS 53' DOUBLE PLUG-DOOR BOXCAR

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(Technical artwork shown)

This 53' boxcar was manufactured in the 1960s and '70s by Evans Company and was used primarily to haul produce, wood and paper products, and canned goods. The prototype is an insulated RBL featuring a 16 foot opening and double plug doors.

Features include:

  • True ¼" scale dimensions and details
  • Die-cast floor with complete undercarriage detail
  • Separately-applied ladders, brake wheel, safety platform, door bars and door handles
  • Die-cast sprung 70-ton roller bearing trucks
  • Accurate painting and lettering
  • Two rail units include scale wheels and Kadee®-compatible scale couplers
  • Minimum diameter curve (3-rail): O-31
  • Minimum radius curve (2-rail): 36"

Two road numbers are available per road name.

(HO models and technical artwork shown)

3-RAIL
ITEM#

ROADNAME

2-RAIL
ITEM#

 New Paint Schemes! 
6500Undecorated7500
6522David J. Joseph Co. 7522
6523Masonite7523
6524Union Pacific (Repaint)7524
6525Willamette Industries7525
6526Wisconsin & Southern7526

 

Products bearing Union Pacific marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company.

MSRP 2-Rail: $64.95

Estimated Delivery: May 2008


Product Details

Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - David J. Joseph Co. - Road # 101 & 109 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-7522
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - Masonite - road # 200 & 220 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-7523
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Union Pacific (UP) (Repaint) - Road # 451315 & 451324 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-7524
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - Willamette Industries - Road # 19001 & 19002 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-7525
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - Wisconsin & Southern - Road # 503032 & 503141 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-7526
$64.95
ATLAS O - 50' PS-1 Single Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Atlantic Coast Line - Four road numbers - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-7598
$69.95
ATLAS O - 50' PS-1 Single Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Central of Georgia - Four road numbers - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-7599
$69.95
Atlas - O Scale - 3-Rail - 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box Car - Jewel Tea Co. (TLDX) - road # 33 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-88611
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - ACF 8,000 Gallon Tank Car - Berkshire Chemical Co - 2 road numbers
151-9668
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - ACF 8,000 Gallon Tank Car - Canton - 2 road numbers - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-9669
$64.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box Car - Jewel Tea Co. (TLDX) - road # 34 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-98612
$69.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box Car - Rock Island (RI)- road # 5766 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-98621
$69.95
Atlas - O Scale - 2-Rail - 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box Car - Rock Island (RI) - road # 5769 - Expected Release Date: 2008-05-01
151-98622
$69.95
ATLAS O - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - David J. Joseph Co. (Brown/White/Silver) # 109 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-99975222
$64.95
ATLAS O - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Masonite (Red/White/Silver) # 220 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-99975232
$64.95
ATLAS O - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Union Pacific (Repaint) (Freight Car Red/White/Silver) # 451324 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-99975242
$64.95
ATLAS O - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Willamette Industries (Green/White/Silver) # 19002 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-99975252
$64.95
ATLAS O - 53' Evans Double Plug-Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Wisconsin & Southern (Box Car Red/White/Silver) # 503141 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-99975262
$64.95
ATLAS O - 50' PS-1 Single Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Atlantic Coast Line* (Box Car Red/White/Black) # 32479 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-9997598-2
$69.95
ATLAS O - 50' PS-1 Single Door Box Car - 2-Rail - Central of Georgia (Black/Silver/Yellow) # 1859 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-9997599-2
$69.95
ATLAS O - 8,000-Gallon Tank Car - 2-Rail - Berkshire Chemical Co. (Black/White) - # 20123 (Jun 2008)
151-9999668-2
$64.95
ATLAS O - 8,000-Gallon Tank Car - 2-Rail - Canton (Silver/Black/White) # 8002 - Expected Release Date: 2008-06-01
151-9999669-2
$64.95

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