{"product_id":"mth-premier-20-96008-hooker-chemicals-tank-car-o-scale-new","title":"MTH Premier 20-96008 Hooker Chemicals Tank Car O SCALE NEW","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduct Title: \u003c\/b\u003eMTH Premier 20-96008 Hooker Chemicals Tank Car O SCALE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufacturer: \u003c\/b\u003eMTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScale: \u003c\/b\u003eO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003e Item Condition: C-9, Box Condition P-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperational Status: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eThis item is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTCA Condition\/Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eC-9: Factory New—Brand New: all original; unused; may evidence factory rubs and the slightest evidence of handling, shipping and having been test run at the factory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTCA Box Grading Standards: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eP-8: Like New: Complete and all original. Evidence of light use and aging, additional notations since leaving publisher or manufacturer. Contents of box may be missing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eListing Notes: New cond. , box in good cond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotos: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font - weight: 400; \" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font - weight: 400; \"\u003eStock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufacturer Information:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e The one big change during that time was the transition from riveted to welded construction, beginning in the late 1930s. Car builders introduced X-ray inspection of welds to ensure safety, as well as giant annealing ovens that could heat-treat assembled tanks to relieve joint stress. Welded tanks were stronger, less susceptible to rust and corrosion, and less likely to rupture in the event of a wreck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the same time as steam engines were disappearing, another innovation completely changed the appearance of tank cars. Beginning in the mid-1950s, a new design took hold: the tank itself became the structural backbone of the car, eliminating the need for a full-length underframe and making bigger tank diameters possible. Short \"stub\" underframes were used at each end as attachment points for the trucks and couplers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More recently, tank cars have been required to have \"double shelf\" couplers designed to stay coupled in the event of a wreck, to minimize the potential for a coupler to puncture an adjacent car. Todays large-capacity tank cars carry a tremendous variety of liquids from oil to chemicals to foodstuffs. Tanks may be lined with glass or other materials in order to carry corrosive liquids, and may have heating or cooling apparatus to protect cargos that are sensitive to temperature extremes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturers scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Virtually every sturdy car is offered in two car numbers which makes it even easier than ever to combine them into a mult-car consist. Many of MTHs Premier Rolling Stock offerings can also operate on the tightest O Gauge curves giving them even more added versatitlity to your layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MTH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67261131882737,"sku":"20-96008","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0331\/2330\/3564\/files\/1993e12ef6cf61831ed16c6b66bba4de.jpg?v=1792429228","url":"https:\/\/bradystrains.com\/products\/mth-premier-20-96008-hooker-chemicals-tank-car-o-scale-new","provider":"Brady's Train Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}