Athearn Roundhouse #1721 3-Dome Tank UTLX #4294

MODEL FEATURES Separately applied brake wheel Fully-assembled and ready to run Highly-detailed injection-molded body Wireform safety handrails Painted and printed for realistic decoration Machined metal wheels Weighted for trouble free operation Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers Window packaging for easy viewing Interior plastic blister carton safely holds model for convenient storage Minimum radius 15” PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO Tank cars are specialized pieces of equipment. As an example the interior of the car may be lined with a material such as glass or other specialized coatings to isolate the tank contents from the tank shell. Care is taken to ensure that tank contents are compatible with tank construction. Within the rail industry tank cars are grouped by their type and not by the cargo carried. Tank cars carrying chemicals or other dangerous goods are generally made of different types of steel depending on the intended cargo and operating pressure. The tank heads are also stronger to prevent ruptures during accidents.