Atlas 50006315 N Master 20,700 Gallon Tank Car, Pemex #5150

Atlas 50006315 N Master 20,700 Gallon Tank Car, Pemex #5150

Atlas Item #: 50006315

The 20,700 gallon tank car was introduced in the mid-Sixties by General American Transportation Corporation, more commonly known simply as GATX. The design is a general-purpose, non-insulated, non-pressure tank car. The Atlas model recreates two major saddle variations (Type 10 and Type 20) and two top platform variations (one- and two-piece). The more common products carried in this tank car were tallow, animal fat, fuel oil, diesel fuel, vegetable oil, soybean oil, fertilizers, lubricating oil, waste oil, and glycol.

FEATURES:

Detailed five section non-insulated body

Two saddle variations (Type 10 or 20)

Detailed top platform with two options (one- or two-piece)

Bottom outlet

Safety vent

Manway

Control housing

Stuffing box

Safety rails

Correct lettering to prototype cars

Detailed brake gear and pipes

See-through end walks