Larry King asked: Larry, please read on page 76 of that book: During 1925-1928, around 2000 of the old R-30-2 cars were rebuilt with new superstructures on original frames, and 2500 others got

I'm sure you do Tim... but it will be of an Alberta Gas Chemicals car. The AGCX reporting marks were resurrected in 7/1978 for Alberta Gas Chemicals, who then transferred their fleet to Procor in

Back at the beginning of WWII my father escorted a Japanese diplomat from the East coast to the West coast, by train of course. The diplomat had arrived at Washington, D.C. on a ship. At the start of

Brian, It's all the vertical movements that add up. On a flat map it only looks like 3 miles. You middle western flatlanders don't appreciate our elevation changes. (I'd call you a far westerner but

Tim O'Connor wrote: If the REQUIREMENT was all that was omitted, Tim, why was there an order in force to REMOVE them from older cars when shopped? Neither have I, but then again, I don't

Ed Mines wrote: Ed, Ed, better have another cup of coffee. Tank cars have been routinely cleaned for decades and decades, and most certainly can be, and routinely are, used for other commodities

Tim, you drive 90 miles for gas?? Why, don't they have any gas stations in Massachusetts? Ninety miles back east can be three or four states, where out here, it's a round trip between Salt Lake and

Something I've been thinking about... Did PFE ever have cars with tho old Harriman underframe that had the body upgraded to R-30-13 standards(ie. taller door,outside metal roof angle bar along bottom

Tim Gilbert has previously posted the January 1943 numbers for privately owned tank car fleets of 1000 cars or more Tim, we are indebted to you for presenting all this statistical analysis. Your

It may not be the same owner, but I have a 2005 shot of a AGCX tank car.

I thought they were no longer -required- on house cars but in fact there are still house cars in service with them... for example box cars with roof hatches for kaolin service. I think they

Jim Betz wrote: Probably you meant "running boards," Jim, and they were first banned for new construction in 1966. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest

Nope. The color of gasoline is not much of a marketing tool nowadays, since we no longer fill the big glass bottle at the top of the gas pump. In fact, I can't remember the last time I actually saw

Jim originally asked... "Which tank cars are correct for the late '50s in the Northwest? I'd like to have one decorated with a flying red horse or a flying A or a billboard Sinclair or some such. But

Ian Cranstone wrote: Given the evolution of oil company mergers (or buy-outs), shipper fleets being purchased by tank car lines, and the consolidation of the tank car lines themselves, the evolution

Tim O'Connor bragged: I have a neighbor like that - he'll drive all over the area trying to save 5 cents a gallon. Boredom?? Au contraire, mon frère! The historic highways followed rail corridors,

Further to the AGCX ownership comments: My 7/1923 ORER shows the AGCX reporting mark as belonging to the Akin Gasoline Co., from 7/1937-1/1950 to the Ohio Tank Car Co., from 1/1952-7/1960 to the

Whenever a student plans to correct his professor he must tread carefully and be very aware of the points in his argument. So, stepping gingerly: Richard Hendrickson notes: Perhaps so. However,

Geez, Tony, so Salt Lake and Utah are one and the same place in your mind? Some parts of Utah are a lot closer to you than you think. Or maybe that thought scares you just a little? :-) Tim

Tom Madden wrote 90 miles? Another world? C'mon Tom! I drive 90 miles to fill up my gas tank! You should see my commute to work! I admit that one might think a vast empty desert may seem like Mars,