Atlas Master 50006594 N 11,000-Gallon Tank Car, PPG Columbia Southern GATX #37233

Atlas Master N 11,000-Gallon Tank Car, PPG Columbia Southern GATX #37233

Atlas Item #: 50006594

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.

Features:

• Finely molded handrails


• Tank fittings and safety placards


• 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate® couplers


• Accurate painting and lettering


• Platform where appropriate

AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.