ScaleTrains HO Scale: Rivet Counter - Gunderson Multi-Max Autorack - Burlington Northern Santa Fe 'White'
With several thousand auto carriers built for nearly all North American Class One railroads, the Greenbrier/Gunderson Multi-Max has become the premier auto carrier design of the 21st century. Many of these cars wear colorful paint schemes and feature large logos which help them stand out alongside older autorack designs.
Road Number Features:
BNSF/White
- Era: 2017 to present
- Series BNSF 301300-301899, built 8/17 to 3/18
- Sixth panel from the left has one solid panel for BNSF logo placement
- Stenciled “BI” for bilevel
- Rack number is different than the car number
- Current body type
- Upper side panel mounting with three outside mounting tabs and no strip
- Lower side panel mounting with four lower recessed tabs and ¾ width strip
- Two main bodies of rack mounting holes in painted side panels
- Late end doors with “zig-zag” angle panels
- End sill step, end sill grab irons and side sill grab irons
- Low mounted side ladders
- Outside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
- Outside side sill brake rod support brackets
- Paint matches Tru-Color Paint colors: body TCP-005 white; roof TCP-354 galvanized steel
- All-new model
- Car rack numbers and ARR rack clearance data is specific to each car number
- 14 photo-etched metal side panels
- Separate end door rods
- Rivet details on colored panels represent either bilevel or trilevel versions
- Four body types
- Early
- Intermediate
- Late
- Current
- Upper side panel mounting
- Upper side panel mounting with four recessed tabs and full width strip
- Upper side panel mounting with three outside mounting tabs and no strip
- Lower side panel mounting
- Lower side panel mounting with three outside mounting tabs and full width strip
- Lower side panel mounting with four lower recessed tabs and ¾ width strip
- End doors
- Early end doors with flat angle panels and photo etched metal side sill locking rings
- Late end doors with “zig-zag” angle panels
- End sill configuration
- End sill grab irons and no side sill grab irons
- End sill grab irons and side sill grab irons
- End sill steps and side sill grab irons
- Side ladders
- High mounted side ladders
- Low mounted side ladders
- Brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
- Inside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
- Outside side sill brake cylinder and brake beam mounting brackets
- Brake rod support brackets
- Inside side sill brake rod support brackets
- Outside side sill brake rod support brackets
- Photo etched metal defect card holder
- Additional tube type defect card holder (if applicable)
- Durable die-cast metal semi-scale long-shank Type E couplers
- All-new ASF low deck swing motion trucks with rotating axle bearing caps
- 28” machined metal wheels
- Highly detailed underbody brake system with wire form brake rods and air line plumbing, photo etched metal brake rod and air line plumbing support brackets; plastic brake beams, air reservoir, brake cylinder, control valve and retainer valve
- Minimum radius: 24”
- Recommended radius: 26”
- Fully assembled
- Multiple road numbers
- Factory-applied metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, and trainline hoses
- Intricate brake plumbing
- Photo-etched stainless-steel see-through end crossover platforms
- Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
- Accurately profiled .110″ wide wheel tread
- Weighted to Industry standards for reliable operation
- Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
- Packaging safely stores model
- Color matched to existing Tru-Color Paint colors whenever possible
