159005A - Rapido HO Union X-3 Tankcar: Atlantic Refining #32638

159005A - Rapido HO Union X-3 Tankcar: Atlantic Refining #32638

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159005A - Rapido HO Union X-3 Tankcar: Atlantic Refining #32638

The X-3 cars were built in various capacities and configurations, including 6,500 gallon, 8,000 gallon and 12,000 gallon tanks. They were also built with single, double and triple domes. However, none of these variants were more numerous than the basic 10,000 gallon, single-dome version. From the 1920s onwards Union Tank Car (UTLX) fielded the largest fleet of tank cars in North America, and the 10,000 gallon X-3 accounted for nearly 13,000 of them!

The Rapido Trains HO scale Union X-3 tankcar model 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
  • Multiple road numbers available per scheme