The tank car was relatively uncommon until the 1870s, when the nascent petroleum industry ordered large quantities of metal tanks carried on wooden car bodies. By the early 1900s, a standard design had evolved that lasted throughout the steam and early diesel eras: an 8,000-11,000 gallon metal tank perched on a metal flatcar-like underframe.

:Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Body
:Die-Cast Metal Chassis
:Metal Wheels and Axles
:Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
:Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
:Needle-Point Axles
:(2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
:Detailed Brake Wheel
:Separate Metal Handrails
:Near-Scale Proportions
:Unit Measures: 10 7/8” x 2 3/8” x 3 7/8”3/4
:Operates On O-27 Curves