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MODEL FEATURES:
- Separately applied brake wheel and ladders
- 100-ton Roller Bearing trucks with 36” wheels
- Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- Fully assembled and ready-to-run
- Highly-detailed, injection molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Minimum radius: 18”
PROTOTYPE HISTORY:
Richmond Tank Car was based out of Sheldon, Texas, and began operation in 1962. As a car builder RTC constructed tank cars for multiple railroads and leasing companies.
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