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The Freight Yard - 2421C - Tank Car, Single Dome, 50 Foot - Dana Railcare - 817090

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N Scale - The Freight Yard - 2421C - Tank Car, Single Dome, 50 Foot - Dana Railcare - 817090 Photo Image by John E. Becker
The stock number does not match the road number announced on the former The Freight Yard website.
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Stock Number2421C
Original Retail Price$17.75
BrandThe Freight Yard
ManufacturerMDC Roundhouse
Body StyleMDC Tank Car Single Dome 50 Foot
Prototype VehicleTank Car, Single Dome, 50 Foot (Details)
Road or Company NameDana Railcare (Details)
Reporting MarksDNAX
Road or Reporting Number817090
Paint Color(s)green
Print Color(s)yellow black
Coupler TypeGeneric Dummy Knuckle
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeInjection Molded Plastic
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Series NamePremiere Editions
Release Date2004-05-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeTank Car
Model SubtypeSingle Dome
Model Variety50 Foot 20,000 Gallon
Prototype RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era IV: 2nd Gen Diesel (1958 - 1978)
Scale1/160
Track GaugeN standard



Specific Item Information: MDC Roundhouse model decorated by The Freight Yard.
Jewel box insert card reads: Premiere Editions. Railcare No. 2421E - 50' Tank Car.
This road number was announced as stock number 2421C on the former The Freight Yard website,.
Only three (3) road numbers announced (2421A to 2421C), but it looks like six (6) have been produced (2421A to 2421F).
Model Information: This is a fairly nice quality tank car from MDC Roundhouse. It likely first appeared in the late 1980s. It appears to model a general service tank car and the road names and paint schemes seem to suggest this is what MDC had in mind. The Roundhouse models were available in both kit and RTR packaging. It doesn't have a ton of detail. Most versions were released with Rapido Couplers so it therefore qualifies as a late 1st generation model. Nevertheless, once the couplers are swapped out, it will look just fine on even the most modern of layouts due to the high print quality and molding on this model. Like all other N Scale toolings made by MDC Roundhouse, this one was acquired by Athearn in 2006. Eastern Seaboard Models has also sold these in custom paint schemes.
Prototype History:
Larger, 50' Tank cars replaced their smaller predecessors in the late 1960s and 1970s. The Richmond Tank Car Company was one of several manufacturers to produce these general purpose railcars. They generally had about 20,000 gallon capacity and were used to transport many different commodities.
Brand/Importer Information:
The Freight Yard was a hobby shop that did custom decoration and special runs of other manufacturers' N Scale products. It sold its custom products under several brands or collections: Premiere Editions, by The Freight Yard and Dreams Design.
It was located in Anaheim, California and then moved to 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Established in the late 1980s, it stopped business under this name by the end of the 2000s.
The Freight Yard was owned and operated by Darren J. Cohen. Darren is now operating North Valley Trains.
The Freight Yard / Premiere Editions runs are usually available in series of two to twelve different numbers (suffixed A to M, with I not used).
The first two digits of the stock number correspond to the release year (9x being 199x, and 2x being 200x).
Item created by: jbeezz28 on 2020-10-10 19:11:48. Last edited by Alain LM on 2022-11-26 05:41:26

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