Bachmann HO Kanotex #879 Three-Dome Tank Car (17113) Guide

Bachmann HO Scale 40-Foot Three-Dome Tank Car — Kanotex #879, item 17113, is a fully assembled model with a three-compartment tank profile and a specific Kanotex road identity. Bachmann item 17113, Kanotex #879, HO scale, and UPC 022899171135 are the identifiers to use when comparing this car with other tank-car releases.

Item 17113 details

• Manufacturer: Bachmann
• Car type: 40-foot three-dome tank car
• Railroad or operator: Kanotex
• Road number: 879
• Scale: HO, 1:87
• Item number: 17113
• Store SKU: BAC17113

The model measures 6.25 inches long, 1.5 inches wide, and 2 inches high according to Bachmann’s product page. It includes a detailed open underframe, separately applied ladders, brake wheel, warning placards, and metal handrails. Bachmann also lists added weight, see-through truck sideframes, blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours, and magnetically operated E-Z Mate Mark II couplers.

Three compartments, one tank-car silhouette

Bachmann explains that three-dome tank cars were built from the late 1900s through the mid-1940s. Separate domes divided a car into compartments so different grades of liquid could travel without being combined. Examples carried a broad range of liquids and were sometimes owned by the industries they served, which helped produce colorful and distinctive paint schemes. Some later cars were converted for maintenance-of-way duties.

This background makes the three-dome outline easy to distinguish from a single-dome tank car. It can help a modeler choose equipment for an older freight scene, a storage tank facility, or a varied rolling-stock display. The available Bachmann information describes the type broadly; it does not state a specific historical route or cargo assignment for Kanotex #879.

HO layout and handling checks

At HO scale 1:87, the 6.25-inch model length and 2-inch height provide useful references for storage, sidings, and trackside structures. Measure your own clearances at tunnels, loading platforms, and curves. The car arrives assembled, so inspect its small handrails, ladders, and warning placards before handling and avoid lifting the model by those details.

Check the E-Z Mate Mark II couplers against your existing HO cars and test the tank car through the curves and turnouts on your layout. Bachmann recommends the product for ages 14 and up. The reviewed product page does not specify a minimum curve radius; use current manufacturer documentation for that layout-specific measurement.

Inspect the car after delivery

Compare the packaging with the Kanotex name and #879 road number. Check the handrails, ladders, wheelsets, and couplers for damage, then test it on the track where you plan to run it. Record observed condition separately from the manufacturer's feature list.

Keep the Kanotex release distinct

When cataloging the model, record “Kanotex #879 — Bachmann 17113 — HO scale.” The company name and number distinguish it from visually similar three-dome cars in other schemes. Browse Bachmann model trains, the HO scale collection, and all model trains. For background on other freight car styles, read HO Scale Freight Cars Explained.

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Manufacturer reference: Bachmann 40' Three-Dome Tank Car — Kanotex #879, item 17113.

Written and checked October 18, 2026 against the exact store listing and Bachmann item page. Check the live product page for current price and availability.