Atlas O 3001996 - Master - 11,000 Gallon Tank Car "PPG Columbia Southern" (GATX)

• Road Name: PPG Columbia Southern (GATX)
• Road Number:   37233, 37240 
• Product Line: Master
• Scale: O Scale
• System: 3-Rail

Features:

• Die-cast chassis
  
• Tank fittings and safety placards
  
• 50-ton friction-bearing trucks
  
• Separately-applied handrails and grab irons
  
• Dome and ladder variations as per the prototype
  
• Accurate painting and printing
  
• Minimum diameter curve (3-rail): O-31
  

Overview:

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 mid1950s