30,000-gallon ethanol tank car
Scale: HO (1:87.1) and N (1:160)
Price: Single car (HO, $52.99; N, $38.99); three-pack, (HO, $131.99; N, $96.99). Add $5 to $13 for Primed for Grime models.
Era: 1999 to present
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
30,000-gallon ethanol tank car features:
- Separate, factory-applied brake wheel, walkway platform, manway, outlet, ladders, brake rigging detail, safety rail supports, and tank saddles
- Photo-etched metal walkways and end platforms
- Wire safety rails and end handrails
- Printed placards
- Injection-molded plastic body
- Body-mounted McHenry scale double-shelf couplers (HO) and scale couplers (N)
- 100-ton roller bearing trucks
- Machined metal wheels
- Minimum radius: HO, 18”; N, 11”
Release date: October 2023
Road names: Abengoa Bioenergy (black); Archer Daniels Midland (black); CHS (black); CIT Group (black with CTCX reporting marks, Primed for Grime); Midwest Ethanol Transport (black); and Union Tank Car (white). One single car and three three-packs per road name.
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