A.C. Gilbert Gulf (GRCX, SEPX) Steel Frame, Riveted, 3-dome Tank Cars

Prototype Info

Car Type:

steel frame, riveted, 3-dome

Car Owner:

Gulf (GRCX, SEPX)

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer ID:

24313

Gauge:

Year Introduced:

1958

Road Number(s):

33648

Product Type:

plastic

Finish:

painted & lettered

Wheels:

hi-rail

Couplers:

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:

More Photos

Supplemental Part:

Brake Wheel Stands

Supplemental Part:

Dome Platform

Notes:

These were produced through 1960 in two variations. The first is the common variation with a solid tank. The second, a very rare model, has a "split tank" design. Essentially, the blocking feet, which hold the cylindrical tank place, and the bottom of the tank are molded as part of the car's frame and have the same black color as the frame. The common variation has the complete tank, which includes the blocking feet.

This is the common variation.