Atlas 20007455 HO Scale 42′ Coil Car Canadian National GTW 187482 The increased volume of coiled steel transportation gave rise to a new purpose-built freight car. Previously rolls of coiled-steel had generally traveled in specially equipped gondola cars. In the 1960s a lighter type of car emerged specifically for hauling coils of steel in an […]

Atlas 20007459 HO Scale 42′ Coil Car South Chicago & Indiana Harbor SCIH 250110 (Ex-CSX Patch) The increased volume of coiled steel transportation gave rise to a new purpose-built freight car. Previously rolls of coiled-steel had generally traveled in specially equipped gondola cars. In the 1960s a lighter type of car emerged specifically for hauling […]

Atlas 50004886 N Scale 42′ Coil Car Island Steel INLX 20040 (No Cover) The increased volume of coiled steel transportation gave rise to a new purpose-built freight car. Previously rolls of coiled-steel had generally traveled in specially equipped gondola cars. In the 1960s a lighter type of car emerged specifically for hauling coils of steel […]

Rapido 168003A HO Scale Greenbrier Coil Car Norfolk Southern NS Single Car #’s Vary Did you know that in 2021, more than 561,000 carloads of steel traversed the rails in North America? Throughout history, transporting steel coils has been a staple of the rail industry. These rolled steel sheets have been transported by all sorts […]