Steel Coil Cars are specialized freight cars designed for carrying rolls of sheet metal for industrial use. Early examples first debuted in the 1960s, and today the cars are a common sight on freight trains across North America. Bachmann's 55' Steel Coil Car features removable coil hoods with detailed cradles beneath and six "steel coil" loads.
Features include:
- highly detailed painted bodies
- removable coil hoods
- coil load
- precision graphics
- body-mounted E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers
- non-magnetic blackened brass axles with needlepoint bearings
- Celcon® trucks