1832 HO Scale Solvent Service Tank Car Model - ATSF #98082 | American Limited Edition | Perfect for Model Train Layouts & Railroad Collectors

Product Description

The product is as shown in the image, but the car number will match the number in the product name. In the years following World War II, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Santa Fe) purchased two groups of cars of welded tanks delivered in 1949 and 1953 each with a capacity of 16,000 gallons. Prior to the acquisition of these two new classes of tank cars, riveting was the primary method of assembling tank cars. These two new classes of tank cars were built by the General American Tank Car Corp. (GATC) with welded tanks and underbody using new retools developed during and after the war. The Santa Fe ordered these two classes of welded tanks equipped with AB brakes, Ajax handbrakes and 70 ton ASF A-3 control trucks. car boarding. As such, these tank cars carried colorful paint schemes with color-coded end bands and dome bands to clearly indicate the specific use. The railroad updated many of these GATC welded tank cars in the 1970s with modern safety appliances, including trucks with roller bearings and replacing side walkways with safety bars that prevent employees from crawling under cars. It lasted until 1990 in the company service or in the road maintenance service.