General American 6000 Gal. 3 Comp. Tank Car

GATX (General American Transportation) in the sought-after “black lease 1941+” scheme. This GATX black lease scheme represents a general lease car in service beginning in 1941. It is available in three road numbers.

SKU: 11515-01 - #1605
SKU: 11515-02 - #1611
SKU: 11515-03 - #1614

Product: General American 6000 Gal. 3 Comp. Tank Car
Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
Truck: Tangent 50-ton ASF Cast Steel Spring Plank
Wheels: CNC-Machined 33″ Wheels

General American produced the 3-compartment 6000 gallon tank car on the “Type 30” riveted underframe from 1928 to 1942. While General American constructed many different tank designs, one of the more common derivations was this 6000 gallon car. The three compartment design allowed consignees to receive up to three different grades of products, such as oils or chemicals. This was important in manufacturing facilities for example, where multiple lubricating oil types could be received in smaller quantities, but within one car. Chemical shippers also gravitated to these cars to ship different products to a common receiver. Because many of these products were purchased by consignees in various grades, multi-compartment cars were necessary. 

Example commodities these multi-compartment cars hauled:

•Linseed oil
•Silicate of Soda (made with caustic soda and sand) sometimes referred to as sodium silicate.
•Printing ink
•Lubricating Oil
•Motor Oil
•Gasoline
•Tallow
•Varnishes
•Acids
•Solvents
•Alcohols
•Acetates
•Vegetable Oils

These tank cars were extremely long lived, lasting well into the 1970s and 1980s with virtually no modifications. The Tangent Scale Models GA tank car is a visually distinctive model that includes different brake hardware accurate for each paint scheme. Also, note our “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement. Finally, our scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels inside our Tangent “spring plank” truck and Kadee® scale couplers. Our models are truly ready to run.

Features for these awesome replicas include:

• Fully riveted body
• Fully riveted underframe
• Separately applied tank handrail
• Separately applied tank strap detail
• Heater line and outlet drain details, including correct side profile between tank and underframe when viewing the car from the side
• Full “lacy” AB brake detail and air line
• Dimensionally-correct hazardous and route placards
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Accurate lettering applied to the underframe and air reservoir
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with side detail
• Road-specific brakewheels for each scheme
• Other Lacy details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars
• Separate air hoses
• CNC-machined 33” wheels in high-quality Tangent Scale Models ASF cast steel truck with spring plank
• Replacement semi-scale wheels available separately from Tangent
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme
• Recommended age 14 years and older