Al Kresse wrote: Al, if you were to poke back through the list messages to December 18, here's what you'd find from me: the coal-tar chemicals (they also sold the coke). These chemicals

According to a 1960 edition of Tank Car Capacities Tariff, HHCX #394 had a shell capy' of 8067 gallons and HHCX #5800 had a shell capy' of 8060 gallons. Both had dome capacities of 357

There are two photos of Semet Solvay tank cars in Train Shed #12 from the 1940 and 1943 Cycs. Both have a caption which indicates that their function was to carry liquid caustic potash. In my own

Jerry, Do you know the gallon capacity of the Champlin car? I have the decal but then discovered I didn't know what size tank car it was for. Tom Oddballs has a decal set for Champlin Refining

Didn't Semet-Solvay also run recovery coke plants ythat they would have to ship coke bi-products out for use in thechemical industry . . or did these just get recycled to local cehmical plants for

<Rodgers Hart Convertible cars were very popular with railways in Canada. <A large number were in service. The June 1921 ORER lists the following <railways owning Hart cars with approximately 4'

Rodgers Hart Convertible cars were very popular with railways in Canada. A large number were in service. The June 1921 ORER lists the following railways owning Hart cars with approximately 4' inside

There's a photo of HHCX 580 in Ted Culotta's tank car book, p 93, in pretty much this scheme. The differences I can see are that the photo shows the capacity and light weight in small black letters up

There's a photo of HHCX 580 in Ted Culotta's tank car book, p 93, in pretty much this scheme. The differences I can see are that the photo shows the capacity and light weight in small black letters up

Oddballs has a decal set for Champlin Refining see: http://mopac1.tripod.com/103.gif Is it accurate and what would be the appropriate car to use? Jerry Glow The Villages

IIRC I used the Westerfield decals when modifying mine. I assume he's using the same set for the single door version. Jerry Glow

Yep, you're right. I sit corrected. Tim

Tim O'Connor wrote: Look again, Tim. Semet-Solvay was owned by another branch of the Solvay family, and was NOT in the alkali chemicals business. The Solvay company and operations were entirely

Bill - According to my notes there was very little difference in the later lettering. The roadname was removed and extreme height and width added. Our decal set covers all lettering styles. - Al

RMC's old "Rolling Stock Manual" (or whatever it was called) had a picture of one which had always piqued my interest. Martin Loftin wrote an article in RMC about kitbashing it to the single door

Thank you Tony and Tim. Would the type of solvent carried in the Semet-Solvay car be the kind used by a paint manufacturer? Gene Green

The "Solvay Process" is a method to manufacture sodium carbonate. So in addition to the coal-tar business Semet-Solvay (a subsidiary of Allied Chemical after 1920) remained heavily involved in

Tony Thompson's recent blog concerning updating older cars had me looking at some of my early completions. I believe that one of Westerfield's first resin type kits was a IGN door and a half

Gene Green wrote: Semet-Solvay essentially made coke from coal, mostly to obtain the coal-tar chemicals (they also sold the coke). These chemicals included several solvents such as paint

Can anyone help? I've started scratchbuilding my HTh, and I've come up against a minor roadblock - what does the inside of the hopper look like? Also, when were the cars converted to AB brakes (my