N 30,000-Gallon Ethanol Tank UTLX Model (ATH18029)

An HO-scale 30,000-gallon Ethanol Tank Car modeled after a modern UTLX design, this highly detailed freight car adds authentic realism to any layout. It reproduces the look of a real-world ethanol tanker used in North American rail service, ready to join freight trains or yard scenes with believable weight and balance.

Detailed features include separately applied brake wheel, walkway platform, manway, outlets, ladders, brake rigging detail, safety rail supports and tank saddles, plus photo-etched walkways and end platforms. The model rides on screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks with machined metal wheels designed to run on Code 55 and 80 rail, and uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers for reliable coupling on standard curves. The injection-molded body is painted and printed for realistic decoration, and it is weighted for smooth performance on the layout. The minimum radius is 11 inches. In prototype terms, modern ethanol cars carry about 30,000 gallons and are typically owned by leasing companies and leased to ethanol producers, often appearing in small blocks within mixed freight trains or larger unit trains serving refineries and distributors.