Yes, they got conflated -- The "Ethyl" I was talking about wasthe Ethyl Corporation that made tetraethyl lead compound as a gasoline additive -- These cars travelledfrom Louisiana to refineries all

Dave Parker wrote: Yes, and very well said. The CSRM folks really appreciate being notified in advance of what you want, so they can get it pulled and be sure it is available as soon as you

Garth Interesting about the GRCX 5010 shot -- I would have guessed this car was built much later. Even though it is stenciled SSC 1923, it has no "strap iron" tie downs like other tank cars of that

I think the Gulf car is a separate matter from the BLI 6K cars. The two threads may have gotten conflated somehow, but they are two distinct issues, one asking for nominations for the 6K BLI car, and

Tony: Thanks for the clarification; that is very helpful. Hypothetically, if I were planning a trip to Sacramento, could I pre-arrange things with the archivist so that a group of photos (say all

On 6/22/2015 4:12 PM, Dave Parker spottab@... [STMFC] wrote: But least we forget we are dealing with a 6K tank here! -- Jon MillerFor me time stopped in

Dave Parker wrote: The photos have been placed in archival storage materials, and I think are accessible if you make a specific request. Richard filed all his photos, first by car type, then

Dave and Tim, In John Henderson's CLASSIC FREIGHT CARS V. 2 there are photos of 10K GRCX 5010 and 8K WRMX 14280. Neither is in the paint scheme you've been looking for, but they are

Tim: I am glad I am not alone in my vain search for relevant photos. A few comments: 1. I know what a Type 27 is; the quotation marks were for a reason. I think the Petroleum Iron Works is legit; if

On 6/22/2015 1:41 PM, Tim O'Connor timboconnor@... [STMFC] wrote: As many do specific period RRs a build date doesn't help. Seems tanks lasted forever. Photo for

Petroleum Iron Works was in the business of manufacturing steel storage tanks and was started by Joseph Cullinan, the founder of what became Texaco, in 1895 in New Castle Pennsylvania. Don'y know if

Dave A Type 27 means built by AC&F. No idea what the "Petroleum Iron Works" means. GRCX series 3700-4099 lists 399 8,000 gallon tank cars in 1940 393 8,000 gallon tank cars in 1950 388

At the Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, there is a beautifully restored GRCX 3746 tank car built in 1930 (a “Type 27" built by the Petroleum Iron Works according to the web

Copy received. Thank you Eric! Dave Nelson

I seem to have mislaid / not obtained a copy of the free Keystone Modeler #10, published around May 2004. I’d very much appreciate a copy… I’d like to read the article on the G27 gons. Dave

Ethyl seems like a really good choice -- there's a photo of EBAX 628 inthe Sept 2004 Railmodel Journal, and the cars were painted in a lightgraycolor scheme from the 1930's to the 1950's. I have color

FYI, I received the following from BLI; "Hi Jon,Those went in the catalog too soon. We'll get the paint schemes posted assoon as possible, but it will probably be late July before they

I might be late to this conversation however had found the following when writing an article for my societies publication years ago about bay window boxcar cabooses: E M Helgeson, General

There was never any requirement to have poling pockets. They were a defensive move by the railroads; otherwise creative switchmen would jam the pole wherever they though it wouldn't slip, and if it

I looked at all three photos and all I see on the corners is a large cast washer under the nut that fastens the outer truss rod to the end sill. Chuck Peck