I have never been able to figure out a
code for the use of Z’s on the end of UTLX tank car. Class Z cars
were, in a 1952 UTLX car listing, were those built to Car Builder’s
design, rather than the UTLX designs, such as V, X and X-3.
In photos that I have looked at, some have
just Z, another has ZX, yet another says ZX02. I have a copy of the photo
that shows Z20, it is apparently taken at some time before the 1950’s as
the car appears to have the split version of the K brake systems. But
cars in this series are still listed as Class Z cars in the 1952 UTLX car
listing. On the other hand, I have a photo of a car built by GAT in 1920
for UTLX’s Products Tank Line (PX.) In the end view, only the Z is
marked on the end.
Sorry that I can’t provide anything
more definitive.
Regards,
Steve Hile
From:
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shile@... [STMFC] Subject: [STMFC] UTLX Tank Car
Designations
Steve:
Back
in November, you straightened me out on UTLX's use of the "Z"
designation for tank cars not of their design (i.e., not X-3s). I am
looking at another LifeLike P2k kit for an AC&F Type 21, this one 8000
gallons. It has "Z20" stenciled on the end. The build date is
1920.
Do
you know was the UTLX practice to stencil the Z followed by the build year, or
is there another explanation here?
