Rapido 135020A HO Scale Texaco (UTLX) Procor 20K gal Tank Car Single Car

HO Scale Procor GP20 Tank Cars

Please welcome back the HO Scale Procor general purpose 20,000 gallon tank car, affectionately known as the Procor GP20 (no, not the locomotive).

Founded in 1952, Products Tank Line (renamed Procor in 1962) constructed their manufacturing plant in the mid-1950s in Oakville, Ontario. Initially, engineering was supplied by the parent Union Tank Car Company. The GP20 tank car was suitable for lighter density commodities which would not congeal or freeze in cold weather, such as various oils and fuel. The same basic design was manufactured from 1969 through until 1984 — Procor built almost 1000 cars of this design. Common reporting marks carried by these cars included UTLX (Union Tank Car), PROX (Procor), NCTX (North American Car Co.), BCOL (British Columbia Railway), and CN (Canadian National).

Features

• Drawn from original blueprints and drawings
• Artworks sourced from original design drawings and photos
• Photo-etched metal walkways
• Detailed vent stacks, loading hatches, air tanks and braking equipment
• Metal knuckle couplers
• Early style features 70-ton trucks with 33" wheels and an exposed drain valve
• Late style features 100-ton trucks with 36" wheels and a reinforced drain valve housing

Overview

This is the Rapido 135020A HO Scale Procor 20,000-Gallon Tank Car Union Tank Car. Rapido Trains Inc HO scale model of the Procor 20,000-Gallon Tank Car decorated for Union Tank Car (UTLX/Texaco).

Features

• Rapido scale-fidelity detail
• Crisp paint and printing
• Metal wheelsets
• Body-mounted couplers