Bruce Smith wrote: The problem in that era, Bruce, is that "flammable" and "inflammable" were synonyms. Both were used freely and interchangeably, doubtless confusing to at least some who noticed

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@o...> cars with capacity. examples in my The capacity in gallons is certainly a volume statement as would be if stated in cubic feet.

I am assembling the F&C kit 2081 "NYO&W 34' wood hopper". The instructions say to "attach the K brake." Lotsa help that is! Neither the "instructions" nor the two photos I have help, the brake is

I will like to have a picture of the Atlas UTLX 96274, Anyone know a retailer which is selling them? second UTLX, photo of have built proves their

Tony, Could you please expound upon your statement? It is counter-intuitive (to me) that a bridge is not designed to carry a particular total mass as a static load. BTW, Larry's comments are

<rhendrickson@o...> wrote: petroleum I just received the Atlas tank decorated for Hooker Chemicals (SHPX 1282). The car has "ammonia" stenciled on the side. I had assumed, evidently incorrectly,

Is there a manufacturer for the placard boards with dangersigns on it, for these

Make that "Infammable" <G> for at least most of the era we discuss (and yes, that means it burns) If you look at the Steam Era Freight Cars site, there is a page of placards

Thank you very much for the pics. Mr.

I¹ve posted three photos to the STMFPH · Steam Era Frt Car Group Photos site. -- Brian Ehni From: "mrdata1968" <mrdata1968@...> Reply-To: STMFC@... Date: Wed, 05 May 2004

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the STMFC group. File : /tanks1a.jpg Uploaded by : brianehni

You English is way better than my Dutch! The placards would have (at a minimum) flammable signs if hauling LPG. I¹ll post some pictures in the photos section. -- Brian Ehni From: "mrdata1968"

Do you people have some photographs of this type for me? Side/front/top/frame/etc? Also a question about the placard boards. The boards of the proto 2000 models are printed, the atlas not...!! But

Jerry,What are you asking for it?Armand Premo

Mr. Hendrickson, It's also on the "Sunray"/"Tank Gas Corp." cars, but not on the proto 2000 10,000 gallon UTLX types.......... Or where these 10,000 gallon UTLX types for a different kind of

Aren't they still?

ELSE. Some gallon definitions by volume US water gallon= 231 cu in. British Wine gallon= 231 cu in. Milk Gallon (as defined in some US states)=282 cu in. US dry gallon=268 cu in. Imperial gallon = 277

I'm a chemical engineer and a chemist by profession. Filling a tank with liquid to meassure the actual capacity is an iffy proposition, particularly if it's a large tank. It takes a long time to

Dave Nelson wrote: This certainly isn't true today. Bob Church's son in Idaho farms sugar beets, and he buys his own seed from big ag companies and agonizes all summer and into the fall as to

Ted Culotta wrote: The photos I have of the cracked SP Bettendorf center sills show this hole clearly. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley,