And if it leaks out, it's a gas and disperses into the air, rather than draining down the car side. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Hi Richard, I think you’re asking about weathering effects on the OUTSIDE of the car. Because chlorine is so dangerous, I would expect that any leakage would be dealt with

Well, residual chlorine gas. You won't get that out unless you purge the tank with an inert (and dry) gas very thoroughly. Carl Gustafson

Morning all, I'm trying to find an email for a regular participant of Naperville. A certain Mr Mischke. A B&O fan if memory serves. PLease reply offlist Thanks -- Pierre

On Wed Mar 25 2015, Bill Welch asked: Anyone, would chlorine ... have left anyparticular type of residue on the car? No, it's an element and a gas at atmosphericpressure. However, it is quite

Tom That sounds like Bobby Pitts. He has fabricated a large number of fabulous modern tank cars, and even scratchbuilds the trucks when he needs to! This is a sampling of his work

I’m pretty sure that’s Bobby Pitts, he usually comes to the Savannah RPM meet. He has done some fantastic work on modern era cars. Todd Horton

The 1958 ORER page 674 Lists cars TELX 236-239 asTPI ICC105A 500 cars with a 80,000 lbs capacity, note A Cars in this series used for transportation of Liquid Chlorine only. Al Smith Sonora CA

Tim wrote : > I'm REALLY hoping that Frank will want to do any of > the Ethyl, Dupont or Dow "antiknock" tank cars -- > Spectacular paint schemes, very common cars, found > all over the country

Cars like this, containing pressurized gas cargoes, do NOT have an expansion dome. Thermal expansion is expressed by a rise in pressure, not by actual expansion of the cargo. The gas is pumped in and

��� My old brain seems to remember one of these cars written up in one of the RR Mags (maybe RMC?). -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in 1941Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr systems,

Ed Effective Jan 1918 Class V cars are specified and they had to be of welded construction with jackets. All valves were and are on the top. The domes are very small because the volume for the

I kit bashed a 4kgal Ethyl tank car several years ago from the AHM "Olde Time" tank car and an Athearn chemical tank car dome. I had to make my

I'm REALLY hoping that Frank will want to do any of the Ethyl, Dupont orDow "antiknock" tank cars -- Spectacular paint schemes, very commoncars, found all over the country wherever gasoline was

Bill Chlorine, or Ammonia -- Penn Salt manufactured both, and both required tank cars built to withstand very high pressure. The only prototype photo I've seen of the yellow car with blue band was a

Thanks Ed. Anyone, would chlorine have been unloaded via the bottom or top of the car and would it have left any particular type of residue on the car? Bill Welch

Bill, Cars of this type carried chlorine. Regards, Ed Hawkins

As the mood strikes me I pick up the TRIX insulated tank car and work on it. I sorted out how to mount a North American style coupler and I have been working on the U/F, mainly making new brake

​Brian, I apologize to you and to any other person on the list who may have spent time in an attempt to respond to my inquiry. I referred to the wrong railroad; it should have been the DL&W and a

Tom: do you recall the color of the car? The LV had 1937 AAr cars of 10 ft height and post war 10'6" cars but up to the end of this list I don't think they had any 10ft cars with diagonal panel roofs.