Atlas Master 50006780 - 42' Coil Steel Car Kansas City Southern (KCS) 720017 - N Scale - Not only the characteristic

- Not only the characteristic red body painting

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the new Viewliner II Baggage cars are also used on Superliner trains

Conventional equipment has since been utilized on the Empire Corridor services in place of the once mighty Turboliners

Atlas Master 50006780 - 42' Coil Steel Car Kansas City Southern (KCS) 720017 - N Scale - Not only the characteristicAtlas Master 50006780 42' Coil Steel Car Kansas City Southern (KCS) 720017 N Scale 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 integral trough. The car type gained popularity and eventually over 17,000 cars were built.