SHINE-O-MATIC Brand New HO Track Cleaner Car (comes in kit form- Kadee couplers included) (Developed by A-Line) Fits Athearn 40' box car and several other Athearn 40' body styles and other brands of 40' cars (box car not included) Trucks supplied with kit have metal wheels. Kit is supplied with 2' of cleaner strip material, we recommend buying an additional roll to have on handclick: S-O-M #1003
First time ever available on the market from A-Line. Developed and tested on home and large club layouts.
Easy to assemble!
Trouble free operation!
No complicated moving parts!
Most effective way to clean track!
Non abrasive cleaning
Can be used dry or with liquids. We recommend Mineral Spirits for cleaning liquid. This will not damage the block or car floor.
Can be used in conjunction with liquid dispensing tank cars
Can be operated in both directions, pushing or pulling
Cars are optimally weighted so more cars can be run in a train without excessive drag.
We found that during development testing the S-O-M car worked great not only for cleaning mainline track, but for cleaning industrial sidings as well. By using small switcher locomotive and S-O-M car you can move in and out of these areas with ease. And not have to try and clean these areas by hand and end up damaging buildings or scenery. You could even put several of your S-O-M box cars into your OPS sessions and be cleaning the track while switching out industries !
As the cleaner strip gets dirty, just rotate the block to the new clean position. When one side of the strip is used up, flip the strip over and use the other sides. You can buy more Cleaner Strip material. click: Cleaner Strip Material
Our Cleaner Strip material works great on your liquid tank cars. Our material is heavy weight material and will hold and dispense fluid a lot better and more even. Our material has a great price for the amount you get!
Also mentioned in the SOM kit instructions is the use of our Bulls Eye drill and tap jig tools for attaching coupler box screws to coupler box.
