Athearn ATH97177 HO 30ft NACC 8K Gallon Tank Car, Wyandotte Chemical UTLX #78554

Athearn HO 30ft NACC 8K Gallon Tank Car, Wyandotte Chemical UTLX #78554

Athearn Item #: ATH97177

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separate manway and vent
• Photo-etched metal platforms
• Wireform end and platform railings
• Separately applied ladders with bracing
• Separately applied brake gear including air reservoir and brake wheel
• Full underside detail including outlet
• Perfect for small home layouts
• Ready-To-Roll 100-ton roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks per prototype
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating AAR upper and lower shelf scale knuckle couplers
• Accurately painted and printed
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Weighted for trouble-free operation
• Minimum radius: 18”

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

The North American Car Corporation designed and built these unique 8000 gallon “Beer Can” tank cars specifically for transporting smaller batches of various liquid commodities. Some customers couldn’t handle or didn’t need large shipments of the product. Several leasing companies rostered this car. These short, eye-catching models, were seen all throughout the 1970’s-1990’s in assigned service.