Introduction

Athearn 96898 HO Scale NACC 8,000 Gallon Beer Can Tank Car Vulcan VMCX 1201

The North American Car Corporation designed and built these unique 8000 gallon Beer Can tank cars specifically for transporting smaller batches of various liquid commodities. Some customers couldnt handle or didnt need large shipments of the product. Several leasing companies rostered this car. These short, eye-catching models, were seen all through out the 1970s-1990s in assigned service.

FEATURES:

• Three road numbers
• Separate manway and vent
• Photo-etched metal platforms
• Wireform end and platform railings
• Separately applied ladders with bracing
• Separately applied brake gear including air reservoir and brake wheel
• Full underside detail including outlet
• Fully assembled
• Perfect for small home layouts
• Accurately painted and printed
• Highly detailed, injection molded body
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Ready-To-Roll 100-ton roller bearing or Bettendorf trucks per prototype
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body mounted McHenry operating AAR upper and lower shelf scale knuckle couplers
• Window packaging for easy viewing plus interior plastic blister safely holds the model for convenient storage
• Minimum radius: 18