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Re: model car weight
William Keene <wakeene@...>
Hello Group,
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I continue to weight my cars per the NMRA recommendations. And like Mark, my freight cars are equipped with semi-scale wheel sets and Sergent couplers. I do not really worry about rolling qualities very much as my trains "never" exceed twelve cars. And for most operations maybe no more than eight cars. My recommendation is to stick with what we know works. This should, or could, result in less hassles later. Happy Modeling Bill Keene Irvine, CA
On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:48 PM, bnonut@... wrote:
One party, NMRA member, told us the original weight requirements were put in place for the early trucks. Guy models the B&O in the fifties. He had quite a few articles in Railroad Model Journal.
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Re: model car weight
Mark
One party, NMRA member, told us the original weight requirements were put in place for the early trucks. Guy models the B&O in the fifties. He had quite a few articles in Railroad Model Journal.
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I usually use two large nuts per boxcar. Leave one truck loose and keep the other tighter. Prefer the semiscale wheels and sergent couplers. Mark Morgan Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry�
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From: "Pierre" <pierre.oliver@...> Sender: STMFC@... Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:06 To: <STMFC@...> Reply-To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] model car weight With the growing use of semi-scale wheel sets and their improved rolling characteristics, has anyone done any research or have an opinion on the suggested weight of model freight cars? I thought I had heard one opinion that the the NMRA RP for car weight are somewhat heavy for today's better rolling models. Thanks, Pierre Oliver
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model car weight
Pierre <pierre.oliver@...>
With the growing use of semi-scale wheel sets and their improved rolling characteristics, has anyone done any research or have an opinion on the suggested weight of model freight cars?
I thought I had heard one opinion that the the NMRA RP for car weight are somewhat heavy for today's better rolling models. Thanks, Pierre Oliver
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acf type21 trucks
Mark
I mentioned a harbor tank line car and forgot to ask what would be the best trucks for these. Modeling around 1957.
Once again thanks in advance. Mark Morgan
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Re: SAL XM-1 Boxcar (B4)
John, I know for sure in some cases the 40-ton or 50-ton capacity of
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a box car was strictly a matter of the trucks, and not the car itself. Wabash had old trucks put under some new box cars and these cars were rated at 40 tons. So the differences in crossbearers of the B-4 and B-5 may, or may not, have anything to do with their capacities. Tim O'Connor
If it means anything, the B-4 was a 40-ton car, and the B-5--which used only the single heavy crossbearer--was a 50-ton car. You would think the application of the bearers would be reversed.
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message 32719
Mark
Mr. Hendrickson mentioned that the proto 2000 Harbor Tank Line cars were correct for the 1957 modeler. Did I read this wrong? Bought two of these and two UTLX kits for $20!!!
Sincerely, Mark Morgan
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Ed Hawkins
On Jul 19, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Steve Lucas wrote:
In Hamilton, Ontario, in January, 1991, I took a photo of UTLX 91624,Steve, The 91000-series UTLX tank cars were nearly 4' longer than the equivalent 11,000-gallon ICC 105A cars built by AC&F beginning in 1947. The tank diameter was correspondingly smaller than on the cars built by AC&F. There was a relatively low number of 11,000-gallon 105A tank cars built by AC&F and sold to the Union Tank Line that could possibly "match" the Atlas model. Four orders were very small quantities. Given the large quantities of UTLX cars that were often built in a given order, these small quantities make no sense to me unless UTLX bought cars that were originally ordered by someone else and then the orders were cancelled after the cars were already in production. Perhaps UTLX got a "good deal" price from AC&F that was too good to pass up. Each of the following 5 orders were ACF-design cars having 38'-5" long underframes (measured to end sills). 96263-96272, 10 cars, lot 3169, 2-48 96291-96297, 7 cars, lot 3225, 7-48 99273-99274, 2 cars, lot 3384, 11-48 96275-96276, 2 cars, lot 3356, 11-48 96412-96461, 50 cars, lot 3748, 6-52 Incidentally, the lot 3748 order was the final UTLX order from AC&F during the 1950s. Subsequent UTLX tank cars built during the 1950s were by by the company at their own shops. In 1947-1949 UTLX received 2,400 cars built by AC&F to UTLX design with underframe length of 42'-3" between end sills. 92000-93199, 1,200 cars, lot 3263, 5-48 93800-93999, 200 cars, lot 3263B, ca. 1949 98195-98899, 705 cars, lot 3085, 5-47 99223-99322, 100 cars, lot 3263A, ca. 1948 or 1949 99400-99499, 100 cars, lot 3103, 7-47 99905-99999, 95 cars, lot 3085, 5-47 A photo from the Charles Winters collection of UTLX 94751 shows an 11,000-gallon, ICC 105A300W, 42'-3"-long, propane car built 9-54 and lettered for Anchorgas. The car displays similar graphics to the Atlas model of URTX 94614 shown on their web site. However, the Atlas model is a bogus representation of the prototype UTLX-design cars of this type. Hope this helps. Regards, Ed Hawkins
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Re: Milwaukee convention report
Bill Schneider
Got home late last night. You know, I go away for a few days and look what happens..... You guys scare me! :>)
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Despite (or perhaps because of...) my best attempts at skimpy attire and careful coifing of my luxurious locks (inspired in no small part by Tom M's latest styles...) we felt that traffic by our booth was very light all weekend and were somewhat disappointed. It seems from talking to others at the show that we were not the only ones who felt that way. However, some of the retailers did quite well, so go figure. And, as has been mentioned, not a Vestie in sight all weekend! Has an era passed? Oh, and regarding the Rapido freight car announcement (and closer to topic).... although the design work has been done for a while, the factory is running behind on tooling so no announcement until we are closer. I am enjoying the speculation though, so keep it coming! Bill Schneider
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From: "Tim O'Connor" <timboconnor@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:44:56 AM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Milwaukee convention report Hmmmm.... I can see some Adobe Photoshop magic in the future... ;-) Tim O'Connor Bill Schneider - Rapido's "Booth Babe". [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: April 18, 1955 Railway Age
Anthony Thompson <thompson@...>
Garth Groff wrote:
Bill,That's because Bill made a typo in the address. It should be fgexbill@... Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
SUVCWORR@...
Elden,
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Try these for September 1956 aerial photo of the area. It may help. You can download a higher resolution photograph from www.pennpilot.psu.edu select the era from the drop down box and then the name of the location. Click on the red dot closest to the area you want to view. You will have the option to download the photos at three different resolutions or just click on the thumbnail for the default. Rich Orr http://data.cei.psu.edu/pennpilot/era1960/allegheny_1956/allegheny_1956_photos_jpg_200/allegheny_092156_aps_2r_143.jpg
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From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 7:28 am Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Rich; Thanks for the info. It is no coincidence that those contaminants are also by-products of coking, too, and that benzol, naptha, xylol and such were products at USS Clairton. I understand from talking to someone at EPA that the West Elizabeth site was not only the dump for the Clairton plant, but that they dumped huge amounts of waste there such that the groundwater beneath and downslope was contaminated very badly. That being said, it seems the remediation has been largely successful. Someone told me PICCOP hauled that waste cake off-site in dump trucks; however, PICCO also had a small siding and fenced-in area in West Elizabeth that I at one time had an aerial photo of, where it appeared they dumped used equipment and such. I can't find any record of it in older PRR records, so I have no idea how long it was in service, but I would guess PICCO could load up old equipment in a gon or box car and take it up the Mon to that site to dump. I wish I could find that photo! Elden Gatwood Elden: Hercules bought PICCO in 1973 well after the time frame of this list. If the waste from the plant gives you any hint of activities, they buried 85,000 tons of hazardous waste in Jefferson Borough. The site is on the National Priority List. Items disposed were benzene, styrene, naphthalene, lead, clay polycake and dechlor polycake from resin filters. These wastes were generated by PICCO at the Clariton plant from 1950 - mid 1980's (covers time frame for list) Rich Orr -----Original Message----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@... <mailto:elden.j.gatwood%40usace.army.mil> > To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 11:31 am Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Kurt; Do you know anything about Hercules involvement in Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Co. (PICCO)? They were a big producer of resins, and I think someone told me Hercules bought them. They had patents to stuff like Piccolastic and such. PICCO received tank car loads of petroleum, at their Clairton, PA plant, then processed to produce these resins, some of which were used in the rubber industry. I have always wanted to know more details about that operation as it pertains to freight car traffic, particularly. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Kurt Laughlin Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:52 PM To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. I used to work for Hercules. They were formed around 1905 by the break-up of DuPont's monopoly on explosives. They made gunpowder, blasting powder, dynamite and other explosives. During WW II they operated several explosive/ammunition plants for the Government. After the war they became involved in the rocket industry and were still making them until they were sold/spun-off/bought out by Alliant TechSystems post-1989. They also had large industrial chemical and plastics businesses. I think now they just make specialty chemicals. . . . And further looking finds this article mentiong some business areas and chemicals: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hercules-Inc-Company-History .html KL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD I had done some research on Hercules Powder and predecessors some time ago, and had only been able to find out info that they made industrial solvents and resins, most or all of which was shipped in either 103's or 104's. I am unaware of any pressurized tanks they had painted, or products that would have required same. Some of the other cars are also painted as liquid chlorine cars, whioch was also not shipped in big 105's, AFAIK. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/join (Yahoo! ID required) STMFC-digest@... <mailto:STMFC-digest%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-fullfeatured@... <mailto:STMFC-fullfeatured%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-unsubscribe@... <mailto:STMFC-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/join (Yahoo! ID required) STMFC-digest@... STMFC-fullfeatured@... STMFC-unsubscribe@... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Re: April 18, 1955 Railway Age
Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...>
Bill,
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Sorry, but my browser rejected your direct email address. You should be able to order up a bound volume for 1955 through interlibrary loan via your public library. If your public library can't get it, I probably can, though I can't guarantee the quality of photocopy will be any better than you already have. Let me know if I should follow up on this. Kind regards, Garth Groff (UVA Library Cataloging Dept.) lnbill wrote:
I am wondering if anyone on this list has a copy of the Railway Age from April 18, 1955. I believe the date is correct but the copy I have of the article I have is not sharp so I could be off in terms of the day of the month. The article in question is "Mechanical Cooling Pays Its Way" by C. B. Peck.
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April 18, 1955 Railway Age
Bill Welch
I am wondering if anyone on this list has a copy of the Railway Age from April 18, 1955. I believe the date is correct but the copy I have of the article I have is not sharp so I could be off in terms of the day of the month. The article in question is "Mechanical Cooling Pays Its Way" by C. B. Peck.
If you have a copy, or access to one, could you please contact me offline at fgexbill@.... I would like to try to get a better copy of this article for my reseach. Thanks! Bill Welch
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Rich;
Thanks for the info. It is no coincidence that those contaminants are also by-products of coking, too, and that benzol, naptha, xylol and such were products at USS Clairton. I understand from talking to someone at EPA that the West Elizabeth site was not only the dump for the Clairton plant, but that they dumped huge amounts of waste there such that the groundwater beneath and downslope was contaminated very badly. That being said, it seems the remediation has been largely successful. Someone told me PICCOP hauled that waste cake off-site in dump trucks; however, PICCO also had a small siding and fenced-in area in West Elizabeth that I at one time had an aerial photo of, where it appeared they dumped used equipment and such. I can't find any record of it in older PRR records, so I have no idea how long it was in service, but I would guess PICCO could load up old equipment in a gon or box car and take it up the Mon to that site to dump. I wish I could find that photo! Elden Gatwood Elden:Hercules bought PICCO in 1973 well after the time frame of this list. If the waste from the plant gives you any hint of activities, they buried 85,000 tons of hazardous waste in Jefferson Borough. The site is on the National Priority List. Items disposed were benzene, styrene, naphthalene, lead, clay polycake and dechlor polycake from resin filters. These wastes were generated by PICCO at the Clariton plant from 1950 - mid 1980's (covers time frame for list) Rich Orr -----Original Message----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@... <mailto:elden.j.gatwood%40usace.army.mil> > To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 11:31 am Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Kurt; Do you know anything about Hercules involvement in Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Co. (PICCO)? They were a big producer of resins, and I think someone told me Hercules bought them. They had patents to stuff like Piccolastic and such. PICCO received tank car loads of petroleum, at their Clairton, PA plant, then processed to produce these resins, some of which were used in the rubber industry. I have always wanted to know more details about that operation as it pertains to freight car traffic, particularly. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Kurt Laughlin Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:52 PM To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. I used to work for Hercules. They were formed around 1905 by the break-up of DuPont's monopoly on explosives. They made gunpowder, blasting powder, dynamite and other explosives. During WW II they operated several explosive/ammunition plants for the Government. After the war they became involved in the rocket industry and were still making them until they were sold/spun-off/bought out by Alliant TechSystems post-1989. They also had large industrial chemical and plastics businesses. I think now they just make specialty chemicals. . . . And further looking finds this article mentiong some business areas and chemicals: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hercules-Inc-Company-History .html KL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD I had done some research on Hercules Powder and predecessors some time ago, and had only been able to find out info that they made industrial solvents and resins, most or all of which was shipped in either 103's or 104's. I am unaware of any pressurized tanks they had painted, or products that would have required same. Some of the other cars are also painted as liquid chlorine cars, whioch was also not shipped in big 105's, AFAIK. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/join (Yahoo! ID required) STMFC-digest@... <mailto:STMFC-digest%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-fullfeatured@... <mailto:STMFC-fullfeatured%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-unsubscribe@... <mailto:STMFC-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Gatwood, Elden J SAD
Thanks, guys!
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In all the time I rail-fanned and looked at the Clairton plant and had the opportunity to ask more questions and take photos, I didn't do so, and now have no written or photo references other than a few notes. I know they had an unloading track with capacity for about 6 tank cars, and received tank cars of petroleum, which they then refined into those many resins they patented, which were then shipped out, much of it in drums. I recall some drums that were painted in two shades of blue, with a logo of some kind. I even recall some box cars that I believe they leased, with PICO reporting marks on them, sometime after the interests of this list. I also believe they at one time had a pipeline that ran across the PRR mainline on the side of the P&WV/URR bridge, that USS pumped fluids into the plant through, but that was removed at some point. I have never been able to find the story on that, either. There is a fine photo of a pair of P&WV H-20-44's pulling a group of insulated tank cars onto the PRR's running track in Clairton, by which the PRR served PICCO, off of the P&WV's interchange track just south of Peters Creek. It's a great shot in that it also includes the P&WV's switchman holding the signal for the crossing of State St/837. I strongly suspect that this photo captured a move of tank cars destined for PICCO, that the P&WV was going to "park" on the PRR running track for the PRR's Wilson Yard switcher to deliver. I have never seen anything to indicate that P&WV had track rights on any of that trackage, but always suspected that both PRR and P&WV had to use portions of one another's tracks to do interchange. The tank cars look to be AC&F 8k insulated cars, with dome platforms, which would be a preferred car for that type of traffic, particularly if PICCO had no loading platform from which to load processed resins. Some cars used in resin service were nickel-lined or nickel alloy. I don't know how that happened, as those 103-A-N cars (which usually had a 1% dome) were normally used to haul nasty stuff like phosphorous oxychloride or benzyl chloride, but maybe some resins were that harsh on steel. I hope to get more definitive info some day. Elden Gatwood
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of SUVCWORR@... Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:48 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Elden: Hercules bought PICCO in 1973 well after the time frame of this list. If the waste from the plant gives you any hint of activities, they buried 85,000 tons of hazardous waste in Jefferson Borough. The site is on the National Priority List. Items disposed were benzene, styrene, naphthalene, lead, clay polycake and dechlor polycake from resin filters. These wastes were generated by PICCO at the Clariton plant from 1950 - mid 1980's (covers time frame for list) Rich Orr -----Original Message----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@... <mailto:elden.j.gatwood%40usace.army.mil> > To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 11:31 am Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Kurt; Do you know anything about Hercules involvement in Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Co. (PICCO)? They were a big producer of resins, and I think someone told me Hercules bought them. They had patents to stuff like Piccolastic and such. PICCO received tank car loads of petroleum, at their Clairton, PA plant, then processed to produce these resins, some of which were used in the rubber industry. I have always wanted to know more details about that operation as it pertains to freight car traffic, particularly. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Kurt Laughlin Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:52 PM To: STMFC@... <mailto:STMFC%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. I used to work for Hercules. They were formed around 1905 by the break-up of DuPont's monopoly on explosives. They made gunpowder, blasting powder, dynamite and other explosives. During WW II they operated several explosive/ammunition plants for the Government. After the war they became involved in the rocket industry and were still making them until they were sold/spun-off/bought out by Alliant TechSystems post-1989. They also had large industrial chemical and plastics businesses. I think now they just make specialty chemicals. . . . And further looking finds this article mentiong some business areas and chemicals: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hercules-Inc-Company-History .html KL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD I had done some research on Hercules Powder and predecessors some time ago, and had only been able to find out info that they made industrial solvents and resins, most or all of which was shipped in either 103's or 104's. I am unaware of any pressurized tanks they had painted, or products that would have required same. Some of the other cars are also painted as liquid chlorine cars, whioch was also not shipped in big 105's, AFAIK. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/join (Yahoo! ID required) STMFC-digest@... <mailto:STMFC-digest%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-fullfeatured@... <mailto:STMFC-fullfeatured%40yahoogroups.com> STMFC-unsubscribe@... <mailto:STMFC-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.com> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Nathaniel Gould
An interesting article I came across regarding Hercules Powder and it's relationship to the dawn of the plastics age:
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http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1990/1/1990_1_44.shtml A few plant locations are mentioned which could lend themselves to further research... Nate Gould
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Nathaniel Gould
An interesting article I came across regarding Hercules Powder and it's relationship to the dawn of the plastics age:
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http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1990/1/1990_1_44.shtml A few plant locations are mentioned which could lend themselves to further research... Nate Gould
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
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Elden:
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Hercules bought PICCO in 1973 well after the time frame of this list. If the waste from the plant gives you any hint of activities, they buried 85,000 tons of hazardous waste in Jefferson Borough. The site is on the National Priority List. Items disposed were benzene, styrene, naphthalene, lead, clay polycake and dechlor polycake from resin filters. These wastes were generated by PICCO at the Clariton plant from 1950 - mid 1980's (covers time frame for list) Rich Orr
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From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD <elden.j.gatwood@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 11:31 am Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Kurt; Do you know anything about Hercules involvement in Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Co. (PICCO)? They were a big producer of resins, and I think someone told me Hercules bought them. They had patents to stuff like Piccolastic and such. PICCO received tank car loads of petroleum, at their Clairton, PA plant, then processed to produce these resins, some of which were used in the rubber industry. I have always wanted to know more details about that operation as it pertains to freight car traffic, particularly. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Kurt Laughlin Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:52 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. I used to work for Hercules. They were formed around 1905 by the break-up of DuPont's monopoly on explosives. They made gunpowder, blasting powder, dynamite and other explosives. During WW II they operated several explosive/ammunition plants for the Government. After the war they became involved in the rocket industry and were still making them until they were sold/spun-off/bought out by Alliant TechSystems post-1989. They also had large industrial chemical and plastics businesses. I think now they just make specialty chemicals. . . . And further looking finds this article mentiong some business areas and chemicals: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hercules-Inc-Company-History .html KL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD I had done some research on Hercules Powder and predecessors some time ago, and had only been able to find out info that they made industrial solvents and resins, most or all of which was shipped in either 103's or 104's. I am unaware of any pressurized tanks they had painted, or products that would have required same. Some of the other cars are also painted as liquid chlorine cars, whioch was also not shipped in big 105's, AFAIK. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/join (Yahoo! ID required) STMFC-digest@... STMFC-fullfeatured@... STMFC-unsubscribe@... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Kurt Laughlin <fleeta@...>
Nope, no idea.
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I was a tool designer in Utah making ICBM rocket motors. I vaguely remember them having some sort of plant back here, but it had nothing to do with the Aerospace Division that made rockets and ran ammunition plants for the Army. Sorry, KL
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From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:31 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. Kurt; Do you know anything about Hercules involvement in Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Co. (PICCO)? They were a big producer of resins, and I think someone told me Hercules bought them. They had patents to stuff like Piccolastic and such. PICCO received tank car loads of petroleum, at their Clairton, PA plant, then processed to produce these resins, some of which were used in the rubber industry. I have always wanted to know more details about that operation as it pertains to freight car traffic, particularly. Elden Gatwood -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Kurt Laughlin Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:52 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Hercules Powder tankcar et al. I used to work for Hercules. They were formed around 1905 by the break-up of DuPont's monopoly on explosives. They made gunpowder, blasting powder, dynamite and other explosives. During WW II they operated several explosive/ammunition plants for the Government. After the war they became involved in the rocket industry and were still making them until they were sold/spun-off/bought out by Alliant TechSystems post-1989. They also had large industrial chemical and plastics businesses. I think now they just make specialty chemicals. . . . And further looking finds this article mentiong some business areas and chemicals: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hercules-Inc-Company-History .html KL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatwood, Elden J SAD I had done some research on Hercules Powder and predecessors some time ago, and had only been able to find out info that they made industrial solvents and resins, most or all of which was shipped in either 103's or 104's. I am unaware of any pressurized tanks they had painted, or products that would have required same. Some of the other cars are also painted as liquid chlorine cars, whioch was also not shipped in big 105's, AFAIK.
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Tangent Scale Models: NEW HO ACF 70-ton Gondola schemes available July 28!!
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At today's NMRA National Train Show in Milwaukee WI, Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce that our stunning ACF 52-6 welded 70-ton drop-end gondola is available July 28 in 6 new paint schemes! Our precision models cater to both steam-transition modelers with original delivery schemes from ACF, as well as our first repaint offerings! The schemes:
- Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western (DL&W), "original black 1951 scheme" with ACF-applied "Road of Anthracite" logo, 6 road numbers available - Penn Central (PC), "green scheme", 6 road numbers available - Pennsylvania Railroad G31B, "simplified keystone scheme" in PRR 1960s Freight Car Red, 12 road numbers available - Pennsylvania Railroad G31B, "original 1951 scheme" PRR Freight Car Red, 6 NEW road numbers available (additional road numbers to the cars first released in Fall 2009) - Southern Pacific G-70-12, "original 1953 scheme" SP Freight Car Red, 6 NEW road numbers available (additional road numbers to the cars first released in Fall 2009) - Wabash, "original black 1951 scheme black, 3 NEW road numbers (additional road numbers to the cars first released in Fall 2009) - Undecorated Primer Gray assembled Want to see photos of our spectacular replicas? See http://tangentscalemodels.com/acf70tongondolareplicas.aspx for a link to the new models! First produced in 1948 for Pennsylvania Railroad as class G31, PRR alone purchased 11,600 welded cars of this body style in the G31/G31A/G31B/G35, serving the "Standard Railroad of the World" in every corner of North America in many customer applications. If you model somewhere in North America, you can use a PRR model; PRR had more of these gons than some railroads had cars! Besides PRR, other railroads purchased these gondolas from ACF, and some former PRR cars were purchased second-hand by various railroads. Most of these gondolas were phased from revenue service during the 1990s. The Tangent Scale Models prototype replica of the ACF-produced PRR G31B has never been produced in HO scale, making it a distinctive addition to any freight car fleet. And as typical of our products, we take the time to focus on execution of all the small details. We studied the prototype to accurately reproduce it with the following: - Highly accurate "true to life" colors - Exact fonts and lettering placement - Scale-sized side tie-downs - See through tie down holes - Stand-off ladders - Wire grab irons and coupler lift bars - See-through brake platforms - Interior detail - Road-specific handbrakes applied to match production specifications - Air hoses Our new gondola road continues to come with the well-executed Tangent Scale Models 70-ton ASF A-3 Ride-Control trucks with free-rolling all-metal wheels. Our ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee® scale couplers and sufficient hidden weights to ensure the model operates as good as it looks. Pricing for our new RTR gondolas is $29.95 each, and we offer discounts for quantities of 6, 12, and 24 models. Feel free to "mix and match" your own multi-scheme order! We are debuting these cars at the National Train Show this weekend in Milwaukee WI. The models are on US soil and will begin shipping on July 27. Order online today from www.tangentscalemodels.com for fastest, guaranteed shipping. If you are in Milwaukee, please drop by booth 62 and say hello, and witness the production models in person! In case you missed it, in May we announced a new run of PS-2 4000 hoppers. Info available here: http://tangentscalemodels.com/ps4000replicas.aspx We thank you for continuing to support the little guys in our big industry! David Lehlbach Tangent Scale Models "Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers" www.tangentscalemodels.com tangentscalemodels@... PO Box 6514 Asheville NC 28816 828-279-6106
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Re: Hercules Powder tankcar et al.
Richard Hendrickson
On Jul 20, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Dean wrote:
All this talk got me to wondering about the Proto 2000 8K Type 21Dean, the photo on which the model was based shows HPCX 510 with 6-51 brake service stenciling and 11-53 journal repacking stenciling. I'm not certain when Hercules adopted that P/L scheme, but it's shown in the old Walthers PLD-2 book of post-WW-II (1946-1955) lettering diagrams. Richard Hendrickson
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