SUNX tank cars
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anthony wagner
Does anyone have prototype photos of SUNX tank cars circa 1950 or earlier that they would be willing to share? I have searched online and the only ones I could find were models offered by manufacturers which may or may not be accurate. My 1-1-50 ORER shows 1030 SUNX tank cars mostly TM but some 10k and 11k TPI LPG cars. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Tony Wagner
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Here is one laying on its side. Good shot of the underframe.
Doug Harding https://www.facebook.com/douglas.harding.3156/ Youtube: Douglas Harding Iowa Central Railroad
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Sent: Friday, November 11, 2022 6:24 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] SUNX tank cars
Does anyone have prototype photos of SUNX tank cars circa 1950 or earlier that they would be willing to share? I have searched online and the only ones I could find were models offered by manufacturers which may or may not be accurate. My 1-1-50 ORER shows 1030 SUNX tank cars mostly TM but some 10k and 11k TPI LPG cars. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Tony Wagner 
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Great underside photo.
Appears to have three bottom outlets so must be a three-compartment car. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Dave Parker
Back in the 1920s, the Sun Oil cars ran under DR&URR reporting marks. I have four AC&F builders photos from 1920-23 that probably came from the on-line Barriger collection, one of which is Kaminski's tank car book (p. 101). I don't know the exact dates, but the conversion to SUNX marks was underway in 1926, and complete by July of 1934 (or sooner). My fuzzy recollection is that the car numbers were retained.
There is also a 1930 photo of a SHPX car leased to Sun on p. 42 in Kaminski's book. Like Tony, the only images showing steam-ear cars with SUNX marks that I have seen are of models. One would think there are some prototype photos out there, but.... -- Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA |
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Richard Townsend
SUNX 2224: 3 compartments of 2184, 2180, and 2122 gallons capacity. 372 gallons capacity in the domes. Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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Ian Cranstone
In the December 1920 Tank Car Tariff, the operator is listed as Delaware River & Union Railroad. A quick comparison of the 1920 and 1936 Tank Car Capacities suggests that many cars only had their reporting marks changed. Ian Cranstone On 2022-11-12 13:50, Dave Parker via groups.io wrote:
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