Looking for a pressure tank car to move propane on your layout? The ScaleTrains ARI 33K spiral-jacketed tank car, from its premium Rivet Counter line, in General American Transportation (GATX) colours, is exactly that kind of standout piece.
American Railcar Industries' 33,000-gallon (33K) tank car is a DOT 112J340W pressure car built for the insulated, high-pressure transport of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), typically propane and butane. Its signature spiral insulating jacket gives it its distinctive look.
This version reproduces initial-type GATX cars (full-length see-through side walkway and short center sills), from series 35437-35486 built in July 2002, as in service from 2005 to 2012.
Features
- ARI 33,000-gallon (33K) spiral-jacketed tank car
- ScaleTrains premium Rivet Counter line
- General American Transportation – GATX (LPG) scheme
- Initial type: full-length see-through side walkway, straight handrail with no corner posts
- Short center sills with cast metal body bolsters
- Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, hazmat placards, coupler cut levers and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- Separate air reservoir, control valve and retainer valve (initial sill mounting, B end)
- Detailed brake wheel, bracket and chain
- Highly detailed 100-ton ASF Family of Trucks (FOT) trucks, rotating black Timken bearing caps, separate brake shoes
- Body-mounted die-cast metal semi-scale double-shelf Type E couplers
- 36" machined metal wheels (accurately profiled .110" tread)
- Fully assembled; multiple road numbers
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Minimum radius: 22"; recommended: 24"
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains
Looking for a pressure tank car to move propane on your layout? The ScaleTrains ARI 33K spiral-jacketed tank car, from its premium Rivet Counter line, in General American Transportation (GATX) colours, is exactly that kind of standout piece.
American Railcar Industries' 33,000-gallon (33K) tank car is a DOT 112J340W pressure car built for the insulated, high-pressure transport of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), typically propane and butane. Its signature spiral insulating jacket gives it its distinctive look.
This version reproduces initial-type GATX cars (full-length see-through side walkway and short center sills), from series 35437-35486 built in July 2002, as in service from 2005 to 2012.
Features
- ARI 33,000-gallon (33K) spiral-jacketed tank car
- ScaleTrains premium Rivet Counter line
- General American Transportation – GATX (LPG) scheme
- Initial type: full-length see-through side walkway, straight handrail with no corner posts
- Short center sills with cast metal body bolsters
- Factory-applied ladders, metal grab irons, hazmat placards, coupler cut levers and trainline hoses with silver gladhands
- Separate air reservoir, control valve and retainer valve (initial sill mounting, B end)
- Detailed brake wheel, bracket and chain
- Highly detailed 100-ton ASF Family of Trucks (FOT) trucks, rotating black Timken bearing caps, separate brake shoes
- Body-mounted die-cast metal semi-scale double-shelf Type E couplers
- 36" machined metal wheels (accurately profiled .110" tread)
- Fully assembled; multiple road numbers
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Minimum radius: 22"; recommended: 24"
- HO scale
- Made by ScaleTrains