N 30,000-Gallon Ethanol Tank Model (ATH18017)

This HO-scale model captures a modern 30,000-gallon ethanol tank car, designed for realistic display and operation on model railroad layouts. With its long, cylindrical tank and authentic detailing, it fits scenes from yard switching to long unit trains, bringing a contemporary ethanol-hauler into any layout.

Details include a separately applied brake wheel, walkway platform, manway, outlet and ladders, plus brake rigging, safety rail supports and tank saddles. Photo-etched walkways and end platforms, wire safety rails and end handrails, and printed placards add to the realism, while screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks and machined metal wheels compatible with Code 55 and 80 rail keep performance smooth on HO track. The model is weighted for stable tracking and uses body-mounted McHenry scale-knuckle couplers, with a highly detailed injection-molded body finished in realistic paint and printing. A minimum radius of 11 inches makes it compatible with a wide range of standard HO layouts. In prototype terms, these 30,000-gallon cars are commonly owned by railcar leasing companies and leased to ethanol producers, appearing in freight trains as single cars or small blocks that feed into larger unit trains to refineries.