Athearn has announced Genesis N UTC 33,000-gallon LPG tank cars in its March/April 2026 announcements. The run covers six modern lessor and chemical schemes on newly detailed Genesis tooling.
Road names on the Athearn listing are Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPCX), Enbridge Energy (MDPX), General Electric Rail Services (NATX), Procor (PROX), Trinity Industries Leasing (TILX), and Union Tank Car (UTLX). Each road is offered as two singles plus a three-pack, with unique numbers between the singles and the pack. Athearn lists three body phases—early, flat panel, and late—plus separately applied walkways, ladders, brake detail, photo-etched metal end platforms, wire safety rails, printed placards, screw-mounted 100-ton roller bearing trucks, machined metal wheels, and double-shelf knuckle couplers. Minimum radius is 9¾″.
UTC’s 33K LPG cars are a common modern tank-car silhouette in unit and mixed freight service from the mid-2000s onward.
Orders are due April 24, 2026. Athearn’s announcement sheet lists an ETA of July 2027.
