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Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

"He did say the 1958 GATX car would work, all I would have to do waspaint over the ACI tag and changed the 1958 date to a date in the40's." An ACI tag on a 1958 model? Jerry Michels

By asychis@... · #118917 ·

Glad the Celanese tanks are correct!

With the large Celanese plant located between Pampa and Kings Mill,TX, these cars should make a great addition to the Amarillo Railroad Museum'sfleet! Thanks Tangent. Jerry Michels

By asychis@... · #118916 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

I am personally happy to see these cars appear from Tangent. The need for 3, 5, and yes, even six dome tanks is really higher than the above comments suggest. I am not a rivit counter by any means

By benjamin · #118915 ·

Re: C&BT Car Shops -- Re: History of Prototype Freight Car Modeling

Have you guys noticed that C&BT is back in business? I have bought several old kits on e-bay over past several years and have recently noticed a lot of kits appearing on e-bay. Then today I saw a

By hayden_tom@... · #118914 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Mark Stamm wrote: I was talking about the '58 GATX scheme. By 1943 there were only 7 unrepainted STCX cars, so I would say that only the earliest '40s would be okay, and probably only pre-1940 is

By Tony Thompson · #118913 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Nelson Moyer wrote: "Someone in Lisle mentioned that only three of the road numbers offered were ‘real’ numbers for the stenciled dates. Could whoever has that information please post it to the

By Tangent Scale Models · #118912 ·

Re: NEO proplem?

Thank you Doug, I thought it was me or my computer. What a relief, sorta. Dave Snyder Louisville, Ky. ---In STMFC@..., <stmfc@...> wrote: Dave, it is not your computer or your software. However

By davesnyder59 · #118911 ·

Re: NEO proplem?

Dave, it is not your computer or your software. However you are correct, in that you cannot read Tom’s message if you are attempting to view the message on the yahoo website. I get the group

By Douglas Harding · #118910 ·

Re: NEO proplem?

This happens to me, too, on occasion. Seemingly by random selection. I'm using Safari. Also, sometimes messages don't open when I click on them. I can copy and paste and then it works. Gee, just

By spsalso · #118909 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Someone in Lisle mentioned that only three of the road numbers offeredwere ‘real’ numbers for the stenciled dates. Could whoever has that informationplease post it to the list? Thanks, Nelson

By Nelson Moyer <ku0a@...> · #118908 ·

Re: NEO proplem?

Thanks Mark, might be something to do with my PC running Win XP sp3, Firefox and NEO. When I click on the msg I get only the name and date line and clicking on that gets me nothing. Dave

By davesnyder59 · #118907 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

I agree Ben, but the photo of GATX 1518 has a COLN 8-1953 stencil, which I guess is from the tank car repair facility in Colton, California. I know this is not a reweigh stencil, but perhaps when tank

By Tim O'Connor · #118906 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

On 10/20/2013 6:21 AM, Benjamin Hom wrote: The real question is probably when were the AB brakes fitted? -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941

By jon miller <atsfus@...> · #118905 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Marty Cooper wrote: "i know when the car was built with k brakes. with increasing demand for accuracy a reweigh date in the 40s would be preferrable. my error was that i should have said new date

By Benjamin Hom · #118904 ·

Re: NEO proplem?

Dave, Not sure what the problem is you are having. I have been using the new NEO UI with IE, Chrome and Safari without trouble on W7 & 8 plus my iPad. Below is the content of Tom's message

By Mark Stamm · #118903 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

hi: i know when the car was built with k brakes. with increasing demand for accuracy a reweigh date in the 40s would be preferrable. my error was that i should have said new date 1930. there is an

By martincooper@... · #118902 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Martin Cooper wrote A late 1950's photo of freshly repainted GATX 1518 shows a built date of 1928 or 1929 (the second digit is a little blurry) Tim O'Connor

By Tim O'Connor · #118901 ·

NEO proplem?

The msg prior to this one from Tom Birkett, I can see partial text until I try to open it and then all I get is the sender name and date/time in topic or individual msg mode. This has happened a few

By davesnyder59 · #118900 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

Tank and safety valve test data, the ICC or ARA car class and the builder and built date, opposite the reporting marks. On multiple compartment (sometimes called 2-dome, 3-dome, etc.) tank cars there

By Tom Birkett <tnbirke@...> · #118899 ·

Re: 3-Dome GATX Type 30 Tank Car from Tangent make surprise debut

In talking with the fellow at Tangent’s table after lunch today, I learned the 1930 STCX car would probably not work for my 1949 era, as Standard Tank was out of business and most of the cars would

By Douglas Harding · #118898 ·

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