A.C. Gilbert Gulf (GRCX, SEPX) Steel Frame, Riveted, 1-dome Tank Cars
Prototype Info
Car Type:
steel frame, riveted, 1-dome
Car Owner:
Gulf (GRCX, SEPX)
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
925
Gauge:
AF
Year Introduced:
1952
Road Number(s):
5016
Product Type:
plastic & metal
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
Magazine Article:
NASG Dispatch, Sep 2018, pg 31 (ACG tank car frames and couplers)
Magazine Article:
S Gaugian, May 2003, pg 18 (what the ACG tank car's real-world prototype is; includes scaled drawing)
Online Article:
Supplemental Part:
Supplemental Part:
Notes:
There were three variations produced through 1956.
1. 1952: riveted knuckle couplers (few with knuckle couplers), diecast frame.
2. 1953 - 56: diecast frame.
3. 1956: plastic frame.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
The foreground model is the early 1952 one. The middle one is the 1953 through 1956 variant. The background model is the 1956 plastic frame variant.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
From bottom to top, these are the same cars shown in the first photo from front to back.
(image copyright © Jim Hammond; used by permission)
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
Ted Hamler relettered a #925 to an SP&S Trumbull Asphalt car.
(image copyright © A.C. Gilbert)
From their 1953 catalog.