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MODEL FEATURES:
- Two GATX classes represented: 282-series and 486-series
- Finely detailed walkways
- Full underbody plumbing and rigging
- 100-ton roller-bearing trucks with rotating bearing caps
- Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
- Separate wireform grab irons, etched metal coupler platforms
- Correct walkways, manways, and load/unload plaques per series
- Correct transfer plumbing per prototype series and end (A-end or B-end)
- Detailed, soft vinyl transfer hoses that bend as the car negotiates curves
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Body-mounted, McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
- Full underframe detail: air brake reservoir, control valve, and brake cylinder with plumbing and brake rod details
- 36” Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Minimum radius: 9 3/4” - Recommended radius: 11”
- 282-series era: 1977 to present
- 486-series era: 1982 to present
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