13,000-gallon tank car
Scale: N (1:160)
Price: single car, $44.99; three-pack, $124.99
Era: 1980s+ to 2018+ (varies depending on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822, 800-338-4639, athearn.com
13,000-gallon tank car features:
- Separate, factory-applied metal grab irons and handrails
- Body-mounted McHenry double-shelf couplers
- Rubber trainline hoses
- Early and late body styles
- Uncoupling levers
- Etched stainless steel crossover platforms and top platforms
- Machined metal RP-25 contour metal wheels
- Prototype-specific end sills, top platforms, and brake systems
- Available July 2023
Road names: Union Tank Car Co. (black and white paint schemes), GE Rail Services (white with black band and NATX reporting marks), Grupo Mexico (white), and Procor (black and white paint schemes). Six road numbers per paint scheme (three single cars and one three-pack).
Company information: Athearn Trains offers model railroad equipment in N and HO scales. The company is part of Horizon Hobby and is based in Champaign, Ill.
Reproduced from Athearn news release June 2022
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