Tangent HO GA 6,000 Gal 3 Compartment Tank Car Magnolia Petroleum Company “MPCX”

$47.00

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Description

General American produced the 3-compartment 6000 gallon tank car on the “Type 30” riveted underframe from 1928 to 1942. While General American constructed many different tank designs, one of the more common derivations was this 6000 gallon car. The three compartment design allowed consignees to receive up to three different grades of products, such as oils or chemicals. This was important in manufacturing facilities for example, where multiple lubricating oil types could be received in smaller quantities, but within one car. Chemical shippers also gravitated to these cars to ship different products to a common receiver. Because many of these products were purchased by consignees in various grades, multi-compartment cars were necessary.

Example commodities these multi-compartment cars hauled:

Linseed oil
Silicate of Soda (made with caustic soda and sand) sometimes referred to as sodium silicate.
Printing ink
Lubricating Oil
Motor Oil
Gasoline
Tallow
Varnishes
Acids
Solvents
Alcohols
Acetates
Vegetable Oils

These tank cars were extremely long lived, lasting well into the 1970s and 1980s with virtually no modifications. The Tangent Scale Models GA tank car is a visually distinctive model that includes different brake hardware accurate for each paint scheme. Also, note our “true-to-life” colors and “hyper-accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement. Finally, Tangent’s scale replicas operate as well as they look, equipped with free-rolling all-metal wheels inside our Tangent “spring plank” truck and Kadee® scale couplers.

MPCX (Magnolia Petroleum Company) Delivery Silver and Black 1935 represents another as-delivered car from General American.  MPCX are the registered reporting marks for Magnolia Petroleum Company.  These 3-Compartment cars were delivered in the bright “original black and silver 1935” scheme.  Magnolia purchased a series of these cars from General American’s Sharon PA plant in 1935.  Check out the individual (and accurate) compartment and expansion dome data on each of the three domes.  The black handrails, grab irons and walkways really stand out against the silver tank.

Additional information

Weight .5 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 4 × 2 in
Select Road Number

56, 57

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