Looking for a pressure tank car for fertilizer traffic on your layout? The ScaleTrains ARI 33K spiral-jacketed tank car, from its premium Rivet Counter line, in American Railcar Leasing colours (SHPX reporting mark) with “Anhydrous Ammonia” lettering, 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, and also of anhydrous ammonia destined for agricultural fertilizer. Its signature spiral insulating jacket gives it its distinctive look.
This version reproduces initial-type SHPX cars (full-length see-through side walkway and short center sills), from series 221736-222002 built from August to October 2008, as in service from 2008 to 2018.
Features
- ARI 33,000-gallon (33K) spiral-jacketed tank car
- ScaleTrains premium Rivet Counter line
- American Railcar Leasing – SHPX (anhydrous ammonia) 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 for fertilizer traffic on your layout? The ScaleTrains ARI 33K spiral-jacketed tank car, from its premium Rivet Counter line, in American Railcar Leasing colours (SHPX reporting mark) with “Anhydrous Ammonia” lettering, 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, and also of anhydrous ammonia destined for agricultural fertilizer. Its signature spiral insulating jacket gives it its distinctive look.
This version reproduces initial-type SHPX cars (full-length see-through side walkway and short center sills), from series 221736-222002 built from August to October 2008, as in service from 2008 to 2018.
Features
- ARI 33,000-gallon (33K) spiral-jacketed tank car
- ScaleTrains premium Rivet Counter line
- American Railcar Leasing – SHPX (anhydrous ammonia) 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