A.C. Gilbert Baker's Chocolate Steel Frame, Riveted, 1-dome Tank Cars
Prototype Info
Car Type:
steel frame, riveted, 1-dome
Car Owner:
Baker's Chocolate
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
24330
Gauge:
AF
Year Introduced:
1961
Road Number(s):
24330
Product Type:
plastic
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:
Produced through 1962 in two variations. One variation has a black platform while the other has a gray platform.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
(image copyright © A.C. Gilbert)
From their 1961 catalog.