HO Scale Tank Cars

The great question about tank cars is "What's in there?" Subtle details give you clues about whether there could be milk, vinegar, chemical solutions, compressed gasses, petroleum products, vegetable oil or even pickles inside, and HO models reflect those details. Building your own tank cars lets you explore the details, because the challenge isn't just what's in there--it's how do you get what's in there in and out! Manways, ladders and hatches are all reproduced from big cars dedicated to specific products.

Building your own HO scale tank cars is probably the not first task for beginning modelers--getting it right in 1:87 scale is fairly exacting--but you'll learn a lot about railroad safety in the process. Even today, a
railroad accident involving the contents of a tank car can clear an entire community because of a chemical spill. These hardworking, safety-minded cars are an important addition to any working freight setup.

Bachmann Ho Scale Train 40 Single Dome Tank Car Owenwood Motor Oil 17845    US $5.61

Ho Magnolia Single Dome Tank Car Nib Bac 17831 Mt16 3    US $15.29

Walthers Ho 36 Tank Car Single Dome Lot Of 3phillips Conocosinclair    US $30.00

Ho Track Cleaning Mow Weed Sprayer Service Tank Car Nib Bac 16301    US $35.99

Ho Track Cleaning Utlx Tank Car Nib Bac 16302 Mt16 3    US $35.99

Ho Fire Fighting Tank Car Dme Walthers Nib 931 1790 Mt16 3    US $17.99

Vintage Ahm Du Pont Utlx 85780 Tank Car Ho Scale    US $9.85

Atlas Walthers Ho Weathered Hoppers Tank Car Southern Chessie Mec    US $20.00

Tyco Ho Cities Service Tank Car Csox 2549 One Dome Good Condition Diecast Frame    US $14.99

Ho Deep Rock 3 Dome Tank Car Nib Bac 17130 Lt13 7    US $16.19

Ho Penn Salt 3 Dome Chemical Tank Car Nib Bac 17127 Mt13 7    US $16.19

Tyco Coca Cola Ho Scale 3 Dome Tank Car Train New In The Box    US $14.99

Ho Track Cleaning Utlx Tank Car Nib Bac 16302 Lt13 7    US $35.99

Ho Track Cleaning Utlx Tank Car Nib Bac 16302 Pt13 7    US $35.99

Ho Fire Fighting Tank Car Drgw Walthers Nib 931 1791 Lt13 7    US $17.99

Ho Magnolia Single Dome Tank Car Nib Bac 17831 Pt13 7    US $15.29

Ho Ihc Heated Tank Car Set Of Two General American Koch    US $.99

Ho Scale 3 Dome Tank Car Ethyl Corp Athearn    US $2.80

Ho Fire Fighting Tank Car Dme Walthers Nib 931 1790 Mt13 7    US $17.99

Ho Scale Model Railroad Trains Layout Tank Train Tanker Car Rolling Stock M98101    US $5.61

Tyco Ho Scale Wesson Tanker Car Gatx9876 Tank Car    US $.99

Ho Scale Great Northern Track Cleaning Caboose Maintance Car With Tank    US $2.35

Life Like Chemicals Union Carbide 501 Tank Car Ho Scale New In Box    US $.99

Ho Penn Salt 3 Dome Chemical Tank Car Nib Bac 17127 Lt13 7    US $16.19

Ho Model Power 98126 Mcp Corn Chemical Tank Car Nib    US $.99

Life Like Ho Scale S D Tank Car Hercules Powder Company    US $5.61

Ho Cities Service Oils 40 Single Dome Tank Car Eorx 1086 Lot C    US $7.96

Ahm Ho Scale Roma Wine 6 Dome Tank Car    US $2.99

Marx Ho Hydrocarbon Rocket Fuel Tank Car    US $4.95

Ho Fire Fighting Tank Car Dme Walthers Nib 931 1790 Pt13 7    US $17.99

Texaco Oil Chemical Tank Car Ho Model Power 98106    US $.98

Reading Single Dome 40 Ft Tank Car Item 1581 Ho Scale Nib    US $5.75

Texaco Custom Weathered Tcx 6305 Tank Car Ho Scale Used    US $.99