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HO Union X-3 8K Gal Tankcar: UTLX - 1927 Paint Scheme #22862
8,000 gallon tank version
Road Number: #22862
When discussing tank cars from the 1920s through the 1970s, there can be no more important car than the Union Tank Car (UTLX) X-3 design. The X-3 cars were built in various capacities and configurations, including 6,500 gallon, 8,000 gallon, 10,000 gallon and 12,000 gallon tanks, with single, double and triple domes. From the 1920s onwards Union Tank Car fielded the largest fleet of tank cars in North America.
The basic X-3 was used to haul fuel oil, gasoline, vegetable oils – essentially any liquid that did not require special handling features. These cars went EVERYWHERE!
Rapido's model has been developed with the help of noted UTLX tank car expert Steve Hile. Two distinct versions are offered: K-brake equipped cars, good before 1953, and AB-brake equipped cars, good from the 1940s onwards. In addition to brake equipment, the models feature correct handbrake and coupler cut bar arrangements, which differed depending on the brake equipment installed.
Features:
- Designed from original blueprints
- Correct tank bolster pads
- Correct 54” diameter dome
- Correct UTLX-style warning placard holders
- Andrews or “Bettendorf” cast steel trucks
- Full underbody detailing with two distinct brake systems offered
- Correct end platforms
- Correct coupler cut bars and hand brake mountings
- Semi-scale couplers and coupler boxes
- Free-rolling turned metal wheels
- Accurate paint and lettering
Images are preliminary artwork from Rapido and are subject to change before production. Road number shown may differ – you will receive #22862.
