Bachmann HO UTLX #59814 Three-Dome Tank Car (17109) Guide

Bachmann HO Scale 40-Foot Three-Dome Tank Car — UTLX #59814, item 17109, is a fully assembled HO model with a three-compartment tank silhouette. Its exact identity is Bachmann 17109, UTLX road number 59814, HO scale, and UPC 022899171098. Keep the reporting marks and number together when comparing this car with other tank-car releases.

Item 17109 at a glance

• Manufacturer: Bachmann
• Car type: 40-foot three-dome tank car
• Reporting mark and number: UTLX #59814
• Scale: HO, 1:87
• Item number: 17109
• UPC: 022899171098
• Store SKU: BAC17109

Bachmann lists model dimensions of 6.25 inches long, 1.5 inches wide, and 2 inches high. Product details include a detailed open underframe, separately applied ladders, brake wheel, warning placards, and metal handrails. The model also has added weight, detailed trucks with see-through sideframes, blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours, and magnetically operated E-Z Mate Mark II couplers.

Why three-dome tank cars were used

Bachmann describes three-dome tank cars as a type built from the late 1900s to the mid-1940s. Separate compartments let customers receive different grades of liquid in one car without combining them. Prototype examples carried a range of liquids, including fuel and food products, and many were owned by the industries they served. Some cars later moved into maintenance-of-way work.

This history explains the model’s three-dome profile and why industrial tank cars could appear in distinctive company or railroad schemes. The Bachmann page gives broad background for the car type but does not identify a specific historical route or load assignment for UTLX #59814. Treat that context as a guide to the design rather than a documented biography of this road-numbered example.

Planning it on an HO layout

At 1:87 scale, the car belongs with HO track, locomotives, and rolling stock. Use the 6.25-inch model length and 2-inch height to plan storage and clearances near tunnels, loading platforms, and structures. Measure your own layout rather than relying on a drawing or another tank car’s dimensions.

Before running it in a longer train, check the E-Z Mate Mark II couplers against adjacent cars and test through your curves and turnouts. Bachmann recommends the model for ages 14 and up. Its product page does not state a minimum curve radius; consult current Bachmann documentation if a particular track radius is important.

Receiving and checking the model

After delivery, compare the packaging with the UTLX name and #59814 number, then inspect the handrails, ladders, warning placards, trucks, and couplers. Record any condition or operating notes after direct inspection, keeping those observations separate from Bachmann’s published specifications.

Match the exact UTLX release

Confirm the Bachmann item number 17109, UTLX markings, #59814 road number, and HO designation on the packaging and model. Browse Bachmann model trains, the HO scale collection, and all model trains. For an overview of rolling-stock types, read HO Scale Freight Cars Explained.

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Manufacturer reference: Bachmann 40' Three Dome Tank Car — UTLX #59814, item 17109.

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.