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Re: Capacity of UTL 13182

You mite try looking in the book TANK CARS AC&F by Kaminski. It has a wealth of pic’s, and info. Dave Sent from Windows Mail

By Dave Boss · #124465 ·

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Leased PRR X37B now DTI 64588 (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Dan; Great to hear from you (long time no see!), and thanks for the corrections! I don't know who it was that asked for the r/b & brake info, but I hope

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #124464 ·

Re: Leased PRR X37B now DTI 64588 (UNCLASSIFIED)

Hello Elden, The gear on this car ( X37B ) is a Universal M 2050. The wheel is an M 2049. Intermountain did this gear as part of the ART horizontal seam reefer that was done for the MOP society as I

By Dan Smith · #124463 ·

Re: ~OT Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

Actually, Dennis, they did at first; see the garish beer advertising on turn-of-the-century STLRCCo 96 in the photo on p. 24 of Hendrickson and Kaminski’s Billboard Refrigerator Cars. One gathers,

By Richard Hendrickson · #124462 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

Jack Daniels is aged in warehouses on-site and bottled there also. Been there, seen it. Allen Cain

By Allen Cain · #124461 ·

Re: ~OT Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

---In STMFC@..., <brennan8@...> wrote : IIRC... Later than the scope of this list, cars carrying Malt Liquor identification had a high incidence of door seal failures... One of the reasons that cars

By destorzek@... · #124460 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

Somewhat off topic but parts of the movie Stripes with Bill Murray was filmed at the Jim Beam distillery. In a number of scenes standard gauge tracks are visible. Richard Wilkens

By railsnw@... · #124459 ·

~OT Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

IIRC... Later than the scope of this list, cars carrying Malt Liquor identification had a high incidence of door seal failures... -------------------- Richard Brennan - San Leandro

By Richard Brennan <brennan8@...> · #124458 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

Whiskey sold through the State Liquor Commission in Michigan was brought in by rail into Chessie System Lansing yard for a long time. Al Kresse • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use .

By water.kresse@... · #124457 ·

Re: Capacity of UTL 13182

Guys, isn’t this discussion irrelevant, since we know that the car in question was a Class X 6,500 gal. car, and there are scale drawings of that design in the 1906 Car Builders’

By Richard Hendrickson · #124456 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

There was a time period (I am semi-guessing in the 60s) when to avoid the Kentucky Yearly Barrel Tax that the distillers sent their Kentucky Bourbon to Maryland in bonded box cars where the distillery

By water.kresse@... · #124455 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

I don't think I ever saw a car that said "STEAL ME" in screaming big letters. Chuck Peck ---In STMFC@..., <nscaleallan@...> wrote : the question I have was there a freight car with either Jim Beam

By Charles Peck · #124454 ·

Re: Capacity of UTL 13182

David Allen wrote: But David, now the dimensions are too small. If you mean decimal fractions, with 26.38 and 6.1 feet, the capacity would be 5920 gallons. But if you did mean 6 feet 10 inches,

By Tony Thompson · #124453 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

I can assure you that if it says Kentucky Bourbon, there was no "out of state" involved. From water to bottled product, Kentucky is particular about what you drink, unlike those states that only make

By Charles Peck · #124452 ·

Safcar running board and step (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Hey all; Does anyone know what a "Safcar" running board and step look like? PRR must've been testing another product, and the photo I have of it is lousy,

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #124451 ·

Re: Capacity of UTL 13182

First, many thanks for the help. I have downloaded the USRA Circular 6-0 and the Tank Car Handout (as upgraded). And the reference to

By David Allen <dallen@...> · #124450 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

the question I have was there a freight car with either Jim Beam advertising on the car or the car was specific to Jim Beam shipping Al Whitecar On Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:01 AM, "Rod

By al whitecar · #124449 ·

Re: Jim Beam whiskey shipments

I recall a show on the Discovery channel about whiskys. Discussing Jack Daniels, the show pointed out that the distillery just distilled, and the resultant product was transported elsewhere, possibly

By Rod Miller · #124448 ·

Re: Speaking of Departed companies : Train-Minature

Each of us has our own opinion of the old Train-Miniature line and that's just fine. I believe it was the winter of 1968-1969 when I rode over to Arnie Doucetts's East Boston Hobby Shop and some had

By riverman_vt@... · #124447 ·

Auto parts box car part loaded in car shot (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Folks; I have been asked several times recently how the auto parts were actually loaded; i.e., how the "racks" worked. In this case, PRR X37 66230 with a

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #124445 ·

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