American Limited Models 1818 HO Scale GATC Tank Car, ATSF #98024

The product is as pictured but the car number will match the number in the product name.In the years following World War II, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (Santa Fe) purchased two groups of welded tank cars delivered in 1949 and 1953 each with a 16,000-gallon capacity. Prior to the acquisition of these two new classes of tank cars, riveting was the primary method of assembly tank cars. These two new classes of tank cars were constructed by General American Tank Car Corp. (GATC) with welded tanks and underframes using new retooling developed during and after the war.The Santa Fe ordered these two classes of welded tank cars equipped with AB brakes, Ajax handbrakes, and 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Trucks.The Santa Fe instituted a color-coding system to delineate the tank car's lading. As such these tank cars wore colorful paint schemes with colored-coded end bands and dome bands to clearly indicate specific use.The railroad upgraded many of these GATC welded tank cars in the 1970s with modern safety appliances including roller bearing trucks and replacing the side walkways with safety bars preventing employees from slipping under the cars.Many of these 16,000-gallon GATC welded tank cars lasted until the 1990s in company service or in Maintenance of Way service.

This is an American Limited Models 1052 HO Norfolk Southern 2-Bay Covered Hopper #236049. Introduced in the late 1990s, TrinityRail’s 3281 cubic foot capacity, 2-bay covered hopper is ideal for handling high-density products such as sand, roofing granules, and cement. Measuring 41’-11” long, these cars are equipped with three or five round loading hatches and a pair of gravity outlets to facilitate off-loading those commodities.Based on similar, larger covered hoppers in the TrinityRail catalog, these cars are distinctive in comparison to older 2-bay covered hopper designs thanks to their overhanging, arched roof profile, heavy top reinforcement chord, and folded jack pads at the bolsters. This design has proven to be popular with shippers and railroads alike, and can be seen traveling singly in manifest trains, in large groups, and even in “unit trains” hauling a single commodity. This brand new HO Scale 3281 cf 2-Bay Covered Hopper features all new state-of-the-art tooling from one of the premier HO scale tool houses. Body tooling is “all new”, based on prototype drawings and measurements. Manufacturer: American Limited Models Model Number: 1052 Scale/Era: HO Modern Model Type: Freight Cars