TAMU 500 is a representative Japanese two-axle tank freight car. A total of 621 units were built from 1931 to 1960. This 15-ton capacity tank car was used as privately owned rolling stock by various operators, and cars owned by Nippon Rikuun Sangyo carried a distinctive logo on the tank body.
The Nippon Rikuun Sangyo-owned TAMU 500 joins the JNR freight car lineup. Combine it with your preferred locomotives and freight cars to recreate JNR-era freight trains featuring a diverse range of freight cars.
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