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.
News column - 12
MRH-Dec 2014
