N 30,000-Gallon Ethanol Tank Car UTLX #2 (ATH18030)

This is a detailed scale model of a 30,000-gallon ethanol tank car, UTLX #2, designed for realistic operation on model railways and authentic display in modern freight scenes.

Features include separately applied brake wheel, walkway platform, manway, outlet, ladders, brake rigging detail, safety rail supports and tank saddles, plus photo-etched walkways and end platforms, wire safety rails and end handrails, plus printed placards. The car rolls on screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks with machined metal wheels that run on Code 55 and 80 rail, and it uses body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers for reliable coupling. The injection-molded body is highly detailed, painted and printed for realistic decoration, and weighted for steady handling on layouts. A minimum operating radius of 11 inches helps it navigate typical curves. In the real world, 30,000-gallon ethanol cars are common and are often owned by railcar leasing companies and leased to ethanol producers, traveling in unit trains to refineries and distribution points.