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Atlas 3007112-3 Hot Metal Car Black w/ flickering molten load #56 3 RL O Scale LIMITED Road Number: 56 NEW

Atlas 3007112-3 Hot Metal Car Black w/ flickering molten load #56 3 RL O Scale LIMITED Road Number: 56 NEW

Original price was: $76.00.Current price is: $41.56.

SKU: 3007112-3 Category:

Description

Product Title: Atlas 3007112-3 Hot Metal Car Black w/ flickering molten load 56 3 RL O Scale LIMITED Road Number: 56

Manufacturer: Atlas

Scale: O

Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition C-10

Photos: Stock

Manufacturer Information:

The hot metal car was a specialized industrial railcar used to transport molten iron from blast furnaces to steel mills. The liquid metal was poured into the firebrick-lined bottle through a small hatch at the top, allowing it to remain in its liquid state for up to 24 hours. While the cars thick metal plate could withstand the extreme heat and weight of the molten iron, it also made the car exceptionally heavy and difficult to maneuver. The bottle-shaped design came in various sizes: standard ladle cars had 12 wheels and weighed up to 125 tons when full, while larger units featured 16 wheels and could weigh as much as 400 tons.

Each road number of the United States Steel Car features one of the names of four Pittsburgh Steelers players that the workers had hand-painted onto the prototype–Franco Harris (32), Terry Bradshaw (12) Joe Greene (75) and Chuck Noll.

Features:

  • A flickering molten load inside the cars barrel that simulates a fresh load of molten metal
  • Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
  • Metal Wheels and Axles
  • Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
  • Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
  • Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
  • Needle-Point Axles
  • 1:48 Scale Dimensions
  • Separate Metal Handrails
  • Unit Measures: 15 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 5/8
  • Operates On O-31 Curves

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