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Atlas 1085-2 HO Allied Chemical Co. ACF 11,000 Gallon Tank Car
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Item Details
| Manufacturer: | Atlas |
| Brand: | Master Line Series |
| Part Number: | 1085-2 |
| Scale: | HO Scale |
| Reporting Mark: | ACDX |
| Road Name: | Allied Chemical Co. |
| Car Type: | ACF 11,000 Gallon Tank Car |
| Color: | Black and white |
| Scheme: | |
| Road Number: | 9761 |
| Circa: | |
| Released Date: | January 2009 |
| Retired Date: | |
| Built / Shopped Date: | / 1974 |
| Retail Price: | $29.95 |
| Availability: | Out of Stock |
| Notes: | Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars. During the early 40s the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF set out to design a whole new car for the emerging industry. As a result the 11,000 gallon tank car was introduced by ACF in 1947. Many thousands were built up through the mid-1950s. The Atlas model faithfully reproduces this late steam/early diesel era tank car in two versions (with and without platform rails). The cars with top platform rails were used where there was no elevated loading/unloading facility. The cars without the top platform rails were often specified for customers that had access to elevated loading and unloading facilities. |
| Features: | Finely molded handrails Tank fittings and safety placards 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate® couplers Accurate painting and lettering Platform where appropriate |
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