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Blackstone models are pleased to announce the road numbers and advance reservation information for our HOn3 Tank Cars. These tank cars represent the narrow frame and frameless UTLX cars that traversed the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern Railroad’s track throughout Colorado from the 1920s and into the 1960s and will be available in a variety of road numbers and paint schemes.

The narrow frame UTLX cars were built in the 1920s by using old standard gauge tank cars and mounting the tanks on steel channel framework. These cars were equipped with 4’ 8" arch bar style trucks.

The UTLX frameless tank cars are well known as the "GRAMPS" cars. Originally built from former standard gauge cars in the early 1930s, many of this class had the prominent silver letters emblazoned across the sides of the tank cars around 1939 while transporting oil from Farmington and Chama to the Alamosa refinery.

A Second Run of these cars has now been announced - Details Shortly   18th July 2011
 
 
 
   

2nd Release - D&RGW UTLX Narrow Frame Tank Cars

There are three Narrow Frame Tank Car numbers featuring the UTLX yellow lettering (Nos. 13178 13036 and 12973)

All road numbers are available both weathered and non-weathered

 

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Part Number Road Number Finish Order
B340604  UTLX No. 13178    
B340605 UTLX No. 13036    
B340606 UTLX No. 12973    
       
B340604W W UTLX No. 13178, Weathered  
B340605W UTLX No. 13036, Weathered  
B340606W UTLX No. 1297 Weathered  
   
   
   
   
   
 
Part Number Road No Order Available to Reserve
B340600 Painted Unlettered Sold Out Sold Out
B340601 UTLX No 12770 Sold Out Sold Out
B340602 UTLX No 13236 Sold Out Sold Out
B340603 UTLX No 13120 Sold Out Sold Out
Weathered Cars    
Part Number Road No Order Available to Reserve
B340601W UTLX No 12770, weathered Sold Out Sold Out
B340602W UTLX No 13236, weathered Sold Out Sold Out
B340603W UTLX No 13120, weathered Sold Out Sold Out
Stock Levels correct @ 29/03/11
 
 
Part Number Road No Order Available to Reserve
B340650 Painted Unlettered Sold Out Sold Out
B340651 UTLX No 55227 Sold Out Sold Out
B340652 UTLX No 55140 Sold Out Sold Out
Weathered Cars    
Part Number Road No Order Available to Reserve
B340651W UTLX No 55227, weathered Sold Out Sold Out
B340652W UTLX No 55140, weathered Sold Out Sold Out
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Blackstone Models D&RGW UTLX Narrow Frame and Frameless Tank Cars

We are pleased to offer the HOn3 adaption of these very important D&RGW tank cars, factory painted and ready to run. sdfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Using D&RGW standard specifications and the remaining prototypes we created a detailed and accurate tank car that will please even the most discriminating modeller.

We have used a combination of plastic and die-cast parts to create a thoughtfully weighted and balanced car that will cut into virtually any consist and run smoothly along

with the rest of our Blackstone Models freight cars.  

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