Photo: Loading Tank Cars (Circa 1919)
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Photo: Loading Tank Cars (Circa 1919) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488856 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Good details. Notice some of the cars lack running boards. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Another UTLX photo. Thanks, Bob.
This one shows one of the early 10000 gallon X-3 cars in the immediate foreground with no numbers visible. These cars are not the model coming soon from Rapido, they are earlier versions with cast bolsters as witnessed by the four rivet pattern on the side sill.
Neat picture.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Chaparro via groups.io
Photo: Loading Tank Cars (Circa 1919) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488856 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Good details. Notice some of the cars lack running boards. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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And there is one of the larger (10000 gallon?) Class V car just ahead of the X-3.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Chaparro via groups.io
Photo: Loading Tank Cars (Circa 1919) Photo from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31488856 Scroll to enlarge the photo. Good details. Notice some of the cars lack running boards. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Bob,
I think that you might have meant that some of the cars lacked dome platforms on the side pictured. They all appear to have running boards. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL |
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Yes...dome platforms, not running boards.
Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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