PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The purpose is in the name, VersaCoils are versatile coil cars; able to carry multiple coils sizes from 30’ to 72’ in easy to load troughs. The transverse trough design is a departure from how steel coil cars were originally designed with coils aligned longitudinally and held into place with moveable bulkheads; loading and unloading took more time and the coils frequently incurred damage to their outer edges as they shifted forward and back from train slack action. The VersaCoil trough design increases efficiency and safety while holding coils of all sizes and weights. Originally these cars were constructed under the Johnstown America Corporation name, which later rebranded as FreightCar America.

Athearn has faithfully replicated four phases of the five transverse-trough VersaCoil gondolas. All cars include removable coils, detailed underbodies, numerous separately applied details including etched metal platforms, rubber train line hoses, coupler cut levers, and metal grab irons, and prototype dependent will come with removable hoods.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Canadian Pacific feature Phase 1 bodies and were not equipped with hoods

• NS, NOKL, & MBKX are Phase 2 bodies and will come with removable hoods

• Screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks

• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours

• Highly detailed, injection-molded body

• Operates on all popular brands of track

• Body-mounted McHenry lower shelf knuckle couplers

• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Minimum Radius 11” — Recommended Radius 15”

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