Barber Asphalt tank car
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Thanks for the correction. I took the first value I saw. I also now see a value of 7.91 pounds per gallon, which nets 11,125 gallons.
The 10000 gallon value makes sense when viewing the tank car in the photo.
Thanks, Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jack Mullen
On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 03:44 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:
Whoa there! It looks like Google is using a density for asphalt pavement, which would be around 145 lb/cf. What you want is the density of liquid asphalt, which isn't much greater than that of water. A specific gravity of 1.04 would be about 65 lb/cf or 8.7 lb/gal. 88,000 lbs is a good match to a fully loaded 10,000 gal tank.
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Jack Mullen
On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 03:44 PM, Steve and Barb Hile wrote:
Whoa there! It looks like Google is using a density for asphalt pavement, which would be around 145 lb/cf. What you want is the density of liquid asphalt, which isn't much greater than that of water. A specific gravity of 1.04 would be about 65 lb/cf or 8.7 lb/gal. 88,000 lbs is a good match to a fully loaded 10,000 gal tank. Jack Mullen
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Especially for the narrow gauge trucks!!
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Scott H. Haycock
Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 10:50 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Barber Asphalt tank car
I think the load weight limit was met, more or less, but not the car's capacity. I would think that with a heavier product like asphalt, this was common. Scott Haycock
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Scott H. Haycock
I think the load weight limit was met, more or less, but not the car's capacity. I would think that with a heavier product like asphalt, this was common.
Scott Haycock
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That’s a much larger tank car, either 8000 or 10000 gallons, but maybe not full.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Larry Smith
Sent: Sunday, January 2, 2022 9:41 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io; main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Barber Asphalt tank car
Eric
How about a photo
Larry Smith
On Sunday, January 2, 2022, 04:44:14 PM CST, Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
Larry,
Can you share the reporting marks and car number? The capacity sounds odd but the reporting marks and car number may be used to cross check in an ORER.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
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Larry Smith
Eric How about a photo Larry Smith 
On Sunday, January 2, 2022, 04:44:14 PM CST, Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
Larry, Can you share the reporting marks and car number? The capacity sounds odd but the reporting marks and car number may be used to cross check in an ORER. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On Jan 2, 2022, at 3:55 PM, Larry Smith <wooddale@...> wrote:
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Using Google conversions, 88000 pounds of asphalt would be about 607 cubic feet which converts to about 4540 gallons. So, a fairly small tank car.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Larry Smith
In 1933, the East Broad Top received its first standard gauge car in interchange at the Timber Transfer where they exchanged standard trucks for narrow gauge trucks. In a recent article in the FEBT magazine, it ws said that the car carried 88000 lbs of road tar for delivery to Orbasonia. What size of tank car could carry 44 tons of road tar?
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Eric Hansmann
Larry,
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Can you share the reporting marks and car number? The capacity sounds odd but the reporting marks and car number may be used to cross check in an ORER. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On Jan 2, 2022, at 3:55 PM, Larry Smith <wooddale@...> wrote:
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Larry Smith
In 1933, the East Broad Top received its first standard gauge car in interchange at the Timber Transfer where they exchanged standard trucks for narrow gauge trucks. In a recent article in the FEBT magazine, it ws said that the car carried 88000 lbs of road tar for delivery to Orbasonia. What size of tank car could carry 44 tons of road tar?
Larry Smith.
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