ACF® 11,000-Gallon Tank Car w/Platform

Barrett Division  BMX 10120

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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.

• 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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