ScaleTrains 31773 Rivet HO Scale Trinity 31K Tank Car w/ Shields Valero Crude Oil VMSX 311104

Since 2012, TrinityRail® has built thousands of 31,000 Gallon Tank Cars with head shields to meet the growing demands of the oil industry. This Trinity tank car is easy recognizable by its unique trapezoid-shaped end shields.

Mile-long unit trains with 100+ cars crisscross the United States and Canada daily to deliver crude from the oil fields of North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana to refineries on the East, Gulf and West Coasts.

As demand for shipping crude oil by rail has declined, these cars are now carrying ethanol, gasoline, petroleum distillates, and other commodities. In addition, these cars can often be found in mixed freight trains.

FEATURES:

• VMSX series 310000-310660, 310661-311599, built 06-13
• Era: 2013 to present
• Multiple road numbers
• Etched-metal head shields for realistic thin profile
• Finely detailed manway cover and protective housing details
• See-through top and end photo-etched metal platforms
• Sturdy metal anti-personnel rods
• Finely detailed tank saddles with defect card holders
• Precision injection-molded one-piece tank body with individual ends
• Standard full-height ladders
• Separately applied metal corner and end sill grab irons
• Underbody outlet valve and chain detail
• FRA-224 yellow conspicuity striping
• Printed hazmat placards
• ASF Motion Control Super Service 110-ton trucks with rotating blue bearing caps
• Handbrake housing with finely detailed wheel and chain
• Brake beam
• Control valve, air reservoir, brake cylinder and brake
• Durable body mounted metal semi-scale SE Type double-shelf knuckle couplers
• 36” machined metal wheels
• Decal sheet with number jumble available separately for unnumbered cars
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”
• Fully-assembled
• Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
• Intricate brake plumbing
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
• Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible

NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown.