New Road Numbers & Paint Schemes!

 

The prototype for our 17,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car was built in large numbers by Trinity Industries between 1984 and 1998. Of the over 7,000 cars that were built, most are still in active service today.

The cars followed a common bent-barrel tank design that helps the product drain and unload easier. These cars are jacketed and insulated, and have exterior coil pipes to heat the commodity to promote faster unloading. Midland food-grade butterfly unload valves and Midland exterior spring safety valves were common appliances used on these cars. The biggest variation in the car production was in the manway / top platform arrangement. Several arrangements were specified by large shippers; for example ADM, Cargill, Corn Products, GATX, MCP, and Staley to name a few.

These tank cars are commonly used to transport varying grades of Corn Syrup, Liquid Sugar, and Molasses from processing facilities to bulk distribution centers and other end-users throughout the US and Canada. They are a very common sight on today's railroads, and they have been for two decades. This initial release features three of the most common manway/top platform arrangements as specified by ADM, Cargill, and Corn Products (among others).

Standard MSRP:
$25.95
Undecorated MSRP: $19.95
Estimated Delivery:
April 2007

Features:

  • Three separate styles of manway / platform / ladder arrangements (used as appropriate per road name)
  • Fine scale railings
  • Separately applied detail such as: train line hoses, coupler cut levers, brake rigging, bottom outlet valve & valve handle, and metal grab irons
  • Separately applied manway “clamshell”-style cover used when appropriate per road name
  • 100 Ton Roller Bearing Trucks
  • Accurate painting and printing
  • Full stand-alone brake system details
  • Stand-alone heater coil pipes
  • Numerous detail fittings and components
  • Highly detailed body with prototypical jacket seams
  • See-through walkway and top platform grating
  • AccuMate® couplers
AccuMate® couplers are made under license from AccuRail, Inc.
Item# Road Name Road Number
HO 17,600 Trinity Corn Syrup Tank Car - New Road Numbers!
6230-1 Undecorated (ADM/MCP style) -
6230-2 Undecorated (Cargill style) -
6230-3 Undecorated (Corn Products Style) -
6237-5   Minnesota Corn Processors (MNCX)
(Black/White) (Yellow/White/Green Logo)
1005
6237-6 Minnesota Corn Processors (MNCX)
(Black/White) (Yellow/White/Green Logo)
1011
6237-7 Minnesota Corn Processors (MNCX)
(Black/White) (Yellow/White/Green Logo)
1015
6239-3 ADM (Molecule) (Black/White) (Blue/White Logo) 16185
6239-4 ADM (Molecule) (Black/White) (Blue/White Logo) 16190
6239-5 ADM (Molecule) (Black/White) (Blue/White Logo) 16197
6242-4 CASCO (GATX) (Black/White) (White/Black/Red Logo) 4478
6242-5 CASCO (GATX) (Black/White) (White/Black/Red Logo) 4501
6242-6 CASCO (GATX) (Black/White) (White/Black/Red Logo) 4547
6243-3 GATX (Service Driven)
(Black/White) (Blue/White Logo)
4415
6243-4 GATX (Service Driven)
(Black/White) (Blue/White Logo)
4451
6243-5 GATX (Service Driven)
(Black/White) (Blue/White Logo)
4459
HO 17,600 Trinity Corn Syrup Tank Car - New Paint Schemes!
6248-1 Cargill (UTCI Repaint) (Light Gray/Black/Yellow) 4767
6248-2 Cargill (UTCI Repaint) (Light Gray/Black/Yellow) 5114
6248-3 Cargill (UTCI Repaint) (Light Gray/Black/Yellow) 5885
6249-1 ADM (Leaf and Conspicuity Stripes) (Black/White/Yellow) (Blue/White/Green Logo) 17095
6249-2 ADM (Leaf and Conspicuity Stripes) (Black/White/Yellow) (Blue/White/Green Logo) 17245
 

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