General Service gondolas. They include a choice of compos-
ite sides (above) or steel sides with either Southern Pacific or
Union Pacific-style steel ends. Kits are also available for cars
with board or plywood extended sides. Prices for the undeco-
rated kits range from $19.95 to $25.95 each. Visit the website
for complete information.
InterMountain Railway markets Red Caboose ready-to-run
products. RTR versions of these gondolas decorated with vari-
ous road names are available from InterMountain with list
prices beginning at $33.95. For additional information visit
Tangent Scale Models
has released an HO
scale ready-to-run model
of a General American
8,000 gallon acid tank car. Acid service tank cars were used to
transport strong chemical compounds including hydrochloric
(muriatic), hydrofluoric, phosphoric, and sulfuric acids. Acid
tank cars were rubber-lined, and were equipped with one per-
cent expansion domes on the top. They did not have bottom
tank outlets.
Tangent’s latest car replicates the welded body and welded
underframe of the prototype. The model features see-through
walkways and dome platform, separately applied handrail and
tank strap detail, AB brake components and train air line, road-
specific poling pockets, Kadee couplers, and machined 33”
wheelsets in ASF cast steel trucks with spring plank and sepa-
rate brake beams.
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This initial offering includes cars decorated for GATX (1952 black
lease scheme), GATX (1971 white lease with large black stripe in
the middle of the car), GATX Stauffer Chemical Company (gray
and black scheme, above), and GATX DOW Chemical Company
(black scheme with yellow graphics, below).
Also available are black,
unlettered cars in both
1949-51 and 1951-60
configurations ready
for decaling. The mod-
els have a list price of
$44.95. An unpainted kit is also available at $37.95. Note that
Tangent allows mixing for multiple car discounts on quantity
purchases in increments of 6, 12, 36 and 48. Visit the website
for ordering details.
The next release
coming from
True
Line Trains
will
be HO scale ready-
to-run models of Fairbanks-Morse 4-axle C-Liners. The mod-
els of the 1950s-era freight diesels have been upgraded with
new details, correct grilles, and authentic paint schemes. Road
names on this limited production run will be New York Central,
Milwaukee Road, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, and
Pennsylvania Railroad. The models will be available for stan-
dard DC operation and with ESU LokSound DCC. Check the
website for additional information including pricing.
Production of the 5-axle passenger version of the C-Liner
will be scheduled pending completion of tooling for a new
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