I remember some Carmer uncoupling levers on in service cars when I first hired out as a brakeman on the N&W, 1976. Jeff Coleman

I don't have the data with me at the moment but the N&W also started using copper bearing steel in the 1920's for gondolas & hoppers in coal service. Jeff Coleman

Dennis thanks for correcting me, I didn't look past the 1960 cutoff date. Jeff Coleman

no for N&W as well Jeff Coleman >

I work in a full service tank car repair shop and I can tell you that most customers use the bottom outlet far more than not for off loading all products. I'm not sure if this was the case in the stea

The bottom outlet valves used on steam era tank cars were 4 & 6 inch plug valves, the same design that's still in used today. On the tanks with expansion domes the valve handle (wheel) was located in

The advantage of using the bottom outlet is to empty the tank. If you use the eduction pipe for off loading then there will be at least a couple of inches of product left in the tank as most eduction

Keep in mind that during the steam era there were far more wrot steel straight plate wheels (high stress) in service than the more modern curve plate wheels(low stress). Another thing is that all curv

Armand, Looks like the Rutland wheel report is incorrect, 70276 was an N&W HC-3 covered hopper. http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns2150.jpeg http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfo

Ray you beat me to it, just looked it up. Jeff Coleman

I believe the NKP 3100 series bulkhead flats were as built and not converted but I'm not at home, will double check the NKP book later today. Jeff Coleman

Mark Per NKP Diagrams of Freight Cars: Group 11, Sheet 5, 50 Ton Flat 3000-3049. The sill steps are the side mount type. Trucks are double truss, springs: AAR coil 1936 design 4 outer & 1 Simplex unit

Denny I don't recall if I've used this combo on styrene but I have on brass with no paint problems. I wouldn't think the top coat would craze the styrene as long as the prime coat was cured. Jeff Cole

the 500 car train ran in the Fall of 1967 not 1957, many problems with the slave units, train line air and broken couplers end the testing Jeff Coleman

Pennsylvana Rail Car makes replacement parts for Wine door locks, photos of the parts on their site; http://www.parailcar.com/ Jeff Coleman

just to add that the 105's were built in 100, 300, 400, 500 and 600 psi with no bottom outlets, top loading and unloading only. Jeff Coleman

The MSRP C-III states that 104 tanks were insulated carbon steel low pressure tanks with 2% minimum expansion dome. 103's could be insulated or non-insulated with 1% or 2% expansion domes with or with

There may be one or more good photos of Wine door locks in Train Shed Cyclopedia #48. Jeff Coleman

I've been using straight xylene for old and new Floquil with no problems Jeff Coleman

They were applied on both sides. Jeff Coleman whether applied, it