Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library
Schuyler Larrabee
LaBelle makes (or made) a model of what could well be this specific car. I built it longer ago than I want to think about, as a teenager. Still have it, too. It may have straight-pin Kadees on it, and IIRC, pizza cutter wheels. Hard not to break off the railings. I should dig that car out . . .
Schuyler
Scott Haycock wrote:
Here's an interesting tank car. The photo is undated. Does anyone know about these cars?
Many tank cars around the end of the 19th century had side walkways like this. See any historical collection.
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, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi List Members,
In N scale, Fine N Scale Products makes a cast
resin kit for a car of similar era and construction.
See image below.
- Claus Schlund
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Cyril Durrenberger
This model is very different from the car shown in the photo. This model looks to be a flat car that has had a tank placed on it. This was not done very often and the few times this approach was used it was with narrow gauge cars or in some cases for cars used in maintenance service. Most early tank cars had an underframe that was different from the ones used on flat cars. Another point to make is that after 1904 tank cars were built with steel underframes.
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On Fri, 2/27/15, 'Claus Schlund HGM' claus@hellgatemodels.com [STMFC] <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, February 27, 2015, 11:33 PM Hi List Members, In N scale, Fine N Scale Products makes a cast resin kit for a car of similar era and construction. See image below. http://www.finenscale.com/images/2103_2104Tankcar.jpg - Claus Schlund ----- Original Message ----- From: 'Schuyler Larrabee' schuyler.larrabee@verizon.net [STMFC] To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:30 PM Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library LaBelle makes (or made) a model of what could well be this specific car. I built it longer ago than I want to think about, as a teenager. Still have it, too. It may have straight-pin Kadees on it, and IIRC, pizza cutter wheels. Hard not to break off the railings. I should dig that car out . . . Schuyler Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky’s Digital Library Scott Haycock wrote: Here's an interesting tank car. The photo is undated. Does anyone know about these cars? http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_5953_1 Many tank cars around the end of the 19th century had side walkways like this. See any historical collection. 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, tony@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroad history #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893 -- #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp { border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp hr { border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp #yiv7838810893hd { color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp #yiv7838810893ads { margin-bottom:10px;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp .yiv7838810893ad { padding:0 0;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp .yiv7838810893ad p { margin:0;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-mkp .yiv7838810893ad a { color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-sponsor #yiv7838810893ygrp-lc { font-family:Arial;} #yiv7838810893 #yiv7838810893ygrp-sponsor 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Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@...>
Cyril
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I believe the steel underframe tank car goes back to 1893. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ
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From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] Sent: 28 February 2015 18:57 To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library This model is very different from the car shown in the photo. This model looks to be a flat car that has had a tank placed on it. This was not done very often and the few times this approach was used it was with narrow gauge cars or in some cases for cars used in maintenance service. Most early tank cars had an underframe that was different from the ones used on flat cars. Another point to make is that after 1904 tank cars were built with steel underframes. Cyril Durrenberger --------------------------------------------
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Scott H. Haycock
Here is an unusual view of a three compartment tank car. Scott Haycock
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David
Definitely unusual. It's a 3-compartment conversion of what was originally a single-dome Type V frameless tank car. Also appears to be lacking any safety valves for the domes.
David Thompson
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Ian Cranstone
On 2015-02-28, at 6:53 AM, jaydeet2001@... [STMFC] wrote:
Actually, if you have a closer look you'll notice a hatch on the top of the tank body at the near end. It turns out that UTLX 81014 is a tank car that has had a second conversion, this time to an AAR type "LT", which is a tank style car for handling dry commodities. That's why there are no safety valves on the domes. Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada
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Yes. In the 1930’s UTLX experimented with converting older Type V tank cars into what was, essentially, a covered hopper car. Note that there is a letter H on the end of the car, where their tank cars were marked as X or X-3, etc. The lack of center sills on the Van Dyke tank cars allowed them to presage the “Center Flow” cars by nearly 30 years.
The safety valves have been removed and a circular plate riveted over their location on the domes.
Actually a very cool find, there were not that many of these experimental cars. So, an in-service shot is very interesting.
Regards, Steve Hile
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On 2015-02-28, at 6:53 AM, jaydeet2001@... [STMFC] wrote:
Actually, if you have a closer look you'll notice a hatch on the top of the tank body at the near end. It turns out that UTLX 81014 is a tank car that has had a second conversion, this time to an AAR type "LT", which is a tank style car for handling dry commodities. That's why there are no safety valves on the domes.
Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada
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Cyril Durrenberger
My point was that after 1904 all tank cars were built with steel underframes. Clearly some tank cars with steel underframes were built before that time.
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On Sat, 2/28/15, 'Rupert & Maureen' gamlenz@ihug.co.nz [STMFC] <STMFC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:49 AM Cyril I believe the steel underframe tank car goes back to 1893. Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ -----Original Message----- From: STMFC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:STMFC@yahoogroups.com] Sent: 28 February 2015 18:57 To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Digital Images - University of Kentucky's Digital Library This model is very different from the car shown in the photo. This model looks to be a flat car that has had a tank placed on it. This was not done very often and the few times this approach was used it was with narrow gauge cars or in some cases for cars used in maintenance service. Most early tank cars had an underframe that was different from the ones used on flat cars. Another point to make is that after 1904 tank cars were built with steel underframes. 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Besides the UTLX hopper car, there are several other interesting cars in this photo, including another early style covered hopper, an MDT reefer and an PFE car with the enameled metal SP medallion.
Be sure to zoom in and move around.
Steve Hile
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Here is an unusual view of a three compartment tank car.
Scott Haycock
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gary laakso
Is that why it has so many handrail stanchions? It appears to be 10 on the
visible side.
gary laakso
south of Mike Brock
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Yes. In the 1930’s UTLX experimented with converting older Type V tank cars into what was, essentially, a covered hopper car. Note that there is a letter H on the end of the car, where their tank cars were marked as X or X-3, etc. The lack of center sills on the Van Dyke tank cars allowed them to presage the “Center Flow” cars by nearly 30 years.
The safety valves have been removed and a circular plate riveted over their location on the domes.
Actually a very cool find, there were not that many of these experimental cars. So, an in-service shot is very interesting.
Regards, Steve Hile
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STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
On 2015-02-28, at 6:53 AM, jaydeet2001@... [STMFC] wrote:
Actually, if you have a closer look you'll notice a hatch on the top of the tank body at the near end. It turns out that UTLX 81014 is a tank car that has had a second conversion, this time to an AAR type "LT", which is a tank style car for handling dry commodities. That's why there are no safety valves on the domes.
Ian Cranstone Osgoode, Ontario, Canada
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Bill Welch
The boxcar in the lower right is a L&N Pratt trusted boxcar, similar if not identical to the one under much discussion earlier in the week.
Bill Welch
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Eric Hansmann
This looks to be an early style batch plant for a construction site. Note the hoppers are loaded to the halfway point with a light color material. Also note a covered hopper further into the photo on another track. And at the far right I see a PFE reefer coupled to an FGE, and on the same track as an MDT car. Look to the right and is that an ART reefer on the far side of the baggage car?
Those L&N 36-foot DS box cars would be a nice addition to a product line. Many of their ventilated cars seemed to use the same design. Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX
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A very unusual car, with that access hatch (?) on the tank next to the dome. Tim O'
Here is an unusual view of a three compartment tank car.
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