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Modelers interested in accuracy know that most boxcars are painted red and most tank cars are black. That's just the way it is - and was. When discussing tank cars from the 1920s through the 1970s, there can be no more important car than the Union Tank Car (UTLX) X-3 design. And yes, they were almost all black!
The X-3 cars were built in various capacities and configurations, including 6,500 gallon, 8,000 gallon and 12,000 gallon tanks. They were also built with single, double and triple domes. However, none of these variants were more numerous than the basic 10,000 gallon, single-dome version. From the 1920s onwards Union Tank Car (UTLX) fielded the largest fleet of tank cars in North America, and the 10,000 gallon X-3 accounted for nearly 13,000 of them!
Features:
Designed from original blueprints
Correct tank bolster pads
Correct 54" diameter dome
Correct UTLX-style warning placard holders
Full underbody detailing with two distinct brake systems offered
Correct end platforms
Correct coupler cut bars and hand brake mountings
Semi-scale couplers and coupler boxes
Free-rolling turned metal wheels
Accurate paint and lettering
