Search:
Type the text to search here and press Enter.
Separate search terms by a space; they will all be searched individually in all fields of the database. Click on Search: to go to the advanced search page.
Classifieds Only: Check this box if you want to search classifieds instead of the catalog.
Please help support TroveStar. Why?

AHM - 4345 - Tank Car, Single Dome, 39 Foot - ThermIce - 56555

One  of these sold for an average price of: 17.0017.00One of these sold for an average price of: 17.00
Click to see the details
history
Collectors value this item at an average of 17.0017.00Collectors value this item at an average of 17.00
Click to see the details
collector
This item is not for sale. This is a reference database.
N Scale - AHM - 4345 - Tank Car, Single Dome, 39 Foot - ThermIce - 56555
Click on any image above to open the gallery with larger images.
Sell this item on TroveStar
Sell
Add a comment about this item.
It will be visible at the bottom of this page to all users.
Comment
Stock Number4345
Original Retail Price$1.98
BrandAHM
ManufacturerRoco
Body StyleRoco Tank Car Single Dome AHM
Prototype VehicleTank Car, Single Dome, 39 Foot (Details)
Road or Company NameThermIce (Details)
Reporting MarksHOKX
Road or Reporting Number56555
Paint Color(s)Silver, Red and Blue
Print Color(s)Red and Blue
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Release Date1972-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeTank Car
Model Subtype38 Foot
Model VarietySingle Dome
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)
Scale1/160



Prototype History:
Single Dome tank cars are a railroad staple. They have been around since the first half of the 20th century. This length car can handle about 10,000 gallons. These railcars carry a wide array of commodities, including liquid fertilizers, chemicals, fuel oils and asphalt, and food-grade oils. Tank cars can be pressurized or non-pressurized, insulated or non-insulated. Single dome cars carry only a single commodity at once. Food-service tank cars may be lined with stainless steel, glass, or plastic. Tank cars carrying dangerous goods are generally made of different types of steel, depending on the intended cargo and operating pressure. They may also be lined with rubber or coated with specialized coatings for tank protection or product purity purpose. The tank heads are also stronger to prevent ruptures during accidents.

One common version is the ACF Type 27 jacketed tank car with expansion dome which was in common use by many railroads and oil companies.
Road Name History:
The ThermIce corporation was part of the Publicker family of businesses. Publicker operated a large lab in Edgemont Pa and a second one on the Publicker site in Philadelphia. The Philly site had a very large dry ice plant called ThermIce that took all the Carbon Dioxide that was a biproduct of their distilling and used it to make dry Ice. They could distill up to 70 million gallons a year.
Brand/Importer Information:
AHM is the initials for Associated Hobby Manufacturers, Inc. The company was founded in 1959 as a reseller of other companies' model railroad components. Initially an HO company, they entered into N Scale in the early 1970's as an importer of products made by Roco in Austria. For N Scale products, AHM apparently contracted to use the exact same molds as were used by Roco to produce early Atlas models. They also contracted with Rivarossi to make locomotives.

When AHM went out of business IHC picked up some of their line. Also, at least one body style was taken over by Eastern Seaboard models.

Manufacturer Information:
The company was founded in 1960 by Ing. Heinz Rössler and started with a plastic Minitanks series of military vehicles. After export to the USA became successful, the model line was expanded with model trains in HO scale and the smaller N scale. TT scale was also subsequently added to the product line. The model rail product line covers many European countries including Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands, and also the USA.

On July 15, 2005 ROCO Modellspielwaren GmbH was declared bankrupt. From July 25 the company continues as Modelleisenbahn GmbH, but still uses the Roco brand and associated logo. On October 1, 2007, distribution of the 'Minitank' product series was assigned to the German model car manufacturer Herpa.

Since February 2008 Modelleisenbahn also owns Fleischmann, which like Roco had gone bankrupt. The two companies continue as separate brands under Modelleisenbahn GmbH, while benefiting from economies of scale through joined development projects, marketing and procurement.

From Wikipedia
Item created by: gdm on 2017-03-01 13:53:37. Last edited by CNW400 on 2020-05-23 08:50:33

If you see errors or missing data in this entry, please feel free to log in and edit it. Anyone with a Gmail account can log in instantly.