I also model New England, (New Haven and B&M) but in the 50's andthe situation hasn't changed much from the 1930's. The coastal tankers andocean tankers would come to the tank farms in Providence to

Among the paints Shawn plans to produce is ACL Purple. In my previous email I wrote SCL purple. That was my error, not Shawn's. Dave Owens

I just spoke with Shawn Cavaretta of Minuteman Scale Models of Pepperell, Mass. and Shawn confirmed that he closed on the purchase of Scalecoat today. The deal was in the works for several

And a dull cheer was heard across the land Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 23/06/2015 2:32 PM, tgregmrtn@... [STMFC] wrote:

Great news! Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: STMFC List <STMFC@...> on behalf of STMFC List <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Tuesday, June 23,

Colin Hart reported today on FACEBOOK that Scale Coat has beenpurchased by MinuteMan Scale Models. MinutemanScale Models has purchased Scalecoat Model Paint. We will be moving the companyto our

Tim: You make a good point, but I think it depends a bit on region and era, and how you define "local". I model New England in the mid-1930s. Petroleum products arrived by both rail and boat, with

Where did TEL come from (i.e. where did those loads originate)? T(h)anks, -Jeff From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 9:42 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC]

Dave, relatively little refinery product such as gasoline travels by rail, so your estimate of 1 to 580 carloads is wildly overestimated. Gasoline moved by pipeline, barges or coastal tankers, except

Eric Hansmann wrote: Could this change be attributed to an upgrade in the trucks? We know it's the truck journals that typically restrict a car rating. In principle, yes, but probably not in this

With all due respect Brad I would have to see a photo of a BAR wood sheathed reefer in the red, white and blue paint style to believe it. Are you sure you are not thinking of the white above blue plan

Eric, Garth, Tim: Yes, I would agree that a truck upgrade could well explain the change in capacity ratings for the Ethyl cars. I did a quick back-of-the envelope calculation last night. One 6000

Dave, Could this change be attributed to an upgrade in the trucks? We know it's the truck journals that typically restrict a car rating. Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX

Dave, When I was shooting WP trains in the Feather River Canyon during the 1970s, both Ethyl and DuPont cars were common in what I assume were through trains. I shot several examples. I

Tim, I'm no expert on tank cars. All I know is that they are definitely old, despite their more modern paint. And yes, I agree that tanks sometimes were put on newer underframes, and

This is the later 1960's era paint scheme

Ethyl peak production was around 200,000 tons annually, or about 5,000 car loads. That would be an average of about 20 car loads to each of 250 refineries -- but no doubt some refineries were much

Craig: Hugely helpful; thank you. (And making me wish once again that Richard was still here to enlighten us!). Dave Parker Riverside, CA

Tony: I think we are both correct. In the 1940 ORER, which is as far (really beyond) where my interests lie), the 3000 and 6000 gallon cars were indeed rated at 20 and 40 tons respectively. But I

GRCX 3746 was donated to ITM by the Alcoa plant in Lafayette, Indiana, along with several additional freight cars and a 25 ton Ohio crane. Alcoa purchased an unknown number of tank cars for in-house