FEATURES:
• Finely molded handrails
• Tank fittings and safety placards
• 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with
AccuMate® couplers
• Accurate painting and lettering
• Platform where appropriate
Propane
or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a
by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry
began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal
and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars.
During the early 40s the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon
high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF set out to design a whole new car
for the emerging industry. As a result the 11,000 gallon tank car was
introduced by ACF in 1947. Many thousands were built up through the mid-1950s. The
Atlas model faithfully reproduces this late steam/early diesel era tank car in
two versions (with and without platform rails). The cars with top platform
rails were used where there was no elevated loading/unloading facility. The
cars without the top platform rails were often specified for customers that had
access to elevated loading and unloading facilities. THIS IS NOT AN AUCTION ITEM, YOU CAN
BUY IT NOW AT OUR DISCOUNTED FIXED PRICE! This item is brand new and comes in
the original packaging. Since it is new, it also comes with the Manufacturer’s
Warranty. Train Magic has other super model railroad and related items in our
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