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Mystery Tank Car IDs
CMTX 465 and TKX 700 are those high-walkway cars most likely built by Pennsylvania Tank Car in the early-mid Teens, using the underframe that Standard Tank Car adopted when it started up. QTX 6108 is
CMTX 465 and TKX 700 are those high-walkway cars most likely built by Pennsylvania Tank Car in the early-mid Teens, using the underframe that Standard Tank Car adopted when it started up. QTX 6108 is
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Model Box Car End ID
Yep, Intermountain PS-1 ends. I just pulled the exact same sprue out of an IM 40998 kit to confirm. David Thompson
Yep, Intermountain PS-1 ends. I just pulled the exact same sprue out of an IM 40998 kit to confirm. David Thompson
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Photo: Mostly Gondolas (Circa 1940s)
Whose reefer conversion is behind the MP gon? David Thompson
Whose reefer conversion is behind the MP gon? David Thompson
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Boxcar identification assistance
It's a pre-war Pullman-Standard lightweight welded box car. NKP's were 20000-20199, built at Michigan City in 1-2/40. David Thompson
It's a pre-war Pullman-Standard lightweight welded box car. NKP's were 20000-20199, built at Michigan City in 1-2/40. David Thompson
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USRA Rebuilt Twin Hoppers with welded bodies
There were still tracks the last I was there in the late 1980s. I would assume they’re gone now, but one never knows This is the 21st century, so of course there's a Youtube video: https://www.youtube
There were still tracks the last I was there in the late 1980s. I would assume they’re gone now, but one never knows This is the 21st century, so of course there's a Youtube video: https://www.youtube
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USRA Rebuilt Twin Hoppers with welded bodies
D&H 4651 is a sample car of very similar construction, but I do not know of any other examples. https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-D/i-TjBGHWW/A https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-D/i-3xjB
D&H 4651 is a sample car of very similar construction, but I do not know of any other examples. https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-D/i-TjBGHWW/A https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-D/i-3xjB
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is this a top chord reinforcement
Top chord reinforcements weren't intended to resist vertical sagging so much as to keep the sides from bowing in and out sideways. David Thompson
Top chord reinforcements weren't intended to resist vertical sagging so much as to keep the sides from bowing in and out sideways. David Thompson
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is this a top chord reinforcement
Yes, it is an additional angle piece to stiffen the top of the side. Retrofitting this angle was typically done some time after the car was built, but sometimes it was an as-built feature. David Thomp
Yes, it is an additional angle piece to stiffen the top of the side. Retrofitting this angle was typically done some time after the car was built, but sometimes it was an as-built feature. David Thomp
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David
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FW: [RealSTMFC] Jim Kinkaid's Freight Car Photos Collection
Atlas Powder tank car built 9-15 (with a raised walkway) and an AC&&Y hopper car built 10-19 APCX 1058 is one of those high-walkway cars (probably) built by Pennsylvania Tank Car with the underframe l
Atlas Powder tank car built 9-15 (with a raised walkway) and an AC&&Y hopper car built 10-19 APCX 1058 is one of those high-walkway cars (probably) built by Pennsylvania Tank Car with the underframe l
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100-ton Andrews trucks in HO
The PA&McKR 90-ton Andrews trucks were used under PSCX 1091, a sample battleship gondola built by Pressed Steel Car in 1921 that shows up in the '20s CBCs. This car was leased to Virginian for most of
The PA&McKR 90-ton Andrews trucks were used under PSCX 1091, a sample battleship gondola built by Pressed Steel Car in 1921 that shows up in the '20s CBCs. This car was leased to Virginian for most of
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David
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Whose hopper cars were these?
B&LE is the likely candidate, though Carnegie Steel also had cars of this design. Ralston builder's photo: http://columbusrailroads.com/Ralston%20photos/ralston-142-1914-B&LE.JPG David Thompson
B&LE is the likely candidate, though Carnegie Steel also had cars of this design. Ralston builder's photo: http://columbusrailroads.com/Ralston%20photos/ralston-142-1914-B&LE.JPG David Thompson
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USRA-style Gulf tank cars
The USRA drawings show four courses for the 10,000 gallon tanks, and three courses for the 8,000 gallon cars, with 5-course radial tanks as alternate constructions for both sizes. David Thompson
The USRA drawings show four courses for the 10,000 gallon tanks, and three courses for the 8,000 gallon cars, with 5-course radial tanks as alternate constructions for both sizes. David Thompson
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USRA-style Gulf tank cars
As repainted by Greenville in 1930: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-VTv5dd7 https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-t2r6hgK/A https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-ZdthJTf/A h
As repainted by Greenville in 1930: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-VTv5dd7 https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-t2r6hgK/A https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-G/i-ZdthJTf/A h
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NC&StL XM31 photo
A nice complement to the article in PRM Vol. 5: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-N-Q/i-3DTdsTD/A David Thompson
A nice complement to the article in PRM Vol. 5: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-N-Q/i-3DTdsTD/A David Thompson
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Jim Kinkaid's Freight Car Photos Collection
Nice view of the straight-sill version of the Pressed Steel hopper: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-N-Q/i-Sv2m93j/A David Thompson
Nice view of the straight-sill version of the Pressed Steel hopper: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-N-Q/i-Sv2m93j/A David Thompson
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David
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Jim Kinkaid's Freight Car Photos Collection
There are some nice photos in there, including this rather fascinating Gl hopper rebuild: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-T/i-8XP6Ksn/A David Thompson
There are some nice photos in there, including this rather fascinating Gl hopper rebuild: https://pullman-lib.smugmug.com/Railroad-T/i-8XP6Ksn/A David Thompson
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David
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Tank car CCNX 1 in 1955 at Lukens Steel
The poling pocket location on the bolster is typical for the GATC Type 30 underframe. David Thompson
The poling pocket location on the bolster is typical for the GATC Type 30 underframe. David Thompson
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Photo: Texaco Tank Car TCX 723 (1936)
1923 is fairly late for a safety valve elbow, but the dome is rather skinny. David Thompson
1923 is fairly late for a safety valve elbow, but the dome is rather skinny. David Thompson
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Photo: N&W Gondola 101078 (1950)
Nice B-end view of a later GKd rebuild (the earlier rebuilds had Murphy-style ends). David Thompson
Nice B-end view of a later GKd rebuild (the earlier rebuilds had Murphy-style ends). David Thompson
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David
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Photo: Texaco Three-Compartment Tank Car 271 (1936)
They look like typical L-section Andrews-style trucks. Nothing unusual there for a car built in 1910. David Thompson
They look like typical L-section Andrews-style trucks. Nothing unusual there for a car built in 1910. David Thompson
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