Tangent Scale Models - HO Scale - General American 1928-Design 6000 Gallon 3-Compartment Tank Car - General American Transportation Corporation (GATX) #1525 - “Silver Lease” 1958+ (Modeling Dates: 1958-1978) - Silver/Black with Black Lettering (SKU 20009-11524-01)
Available On: April 1, 2024
General American produced the 6000 Gallon 3-Compartment tank car on the “Type 30” riveted underframe from 1928 to 1942 at General American’s Sharon PA factory. While General American constructed many different tank designs, this 6,000 Gallon, 3-Compartment car was a memorable design that was leased by multiple shippers. The 3-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. Additionally, some shippers utilized “split waybills” so that 1-2 compartments of the car could be unloaded at one customer, and the balance 1-2 compartments could be unloaded at a second customer located at a different location, usually in a different city or town.
Example commodities these multi-compartment cars hauled:
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 Tangent Scale Models “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement. Finally, Tangent Scale Models scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels inside their Tangent “spring plank” truck and Kadee scale couplers. Tangent Scale Models models are truly ready to run.
Features for Tangent Scale Models General American 1928-Design 6000 Gallon 3-Compartment Tank Car replicas include:
– GATX Silver Lease 1958+ represents another repainted car, this time a “plain lease” car in silver. It is lettered in the 1950s style GATX lettering, and by this era, the stripes are no longer applied above and below the reporting marks. While a “plain” scheme, you can look closely and spot the reporting marks on the frame as well as the safety valve testing data on the tank. These simple cars are always popular so don’t miss out!
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