tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post582708127756731911..comments2024-03-28T17:35:45.759-07:00Comments on modeling the SP: Tank cars in serviceTony Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-80745417301846685182020-08-09T13:44:31.495-07:002020-08-09T13:44:31.495-07:00A little more than 90 percent of the fleet was ICC...A little more than 90 percent of the fleet was ICC 103 types. I don't have a breakdown of the others, but my experience browsing in ORER issues suggests to me that there were a fair number of ICC 105 cars, more than the 104 types. One could certainly determine actual percentages with some serious ORER time.<br />Tony ThompsonTony Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-64591981049275431052020-08-09T07:50:24.612-07:002020-08-09T07:50:24.612-07:00Here's a question to which I cannot find the a...Here's a question to which I cannot find the answer: in the fifties, what percentage of the tank car fleet was used for petroleum, for chemicals, for propane, vegetable oils and so on.<br />Or perhaps to put it more simply, what percentage were plain T103, what were insulated T104 and what were pressurized T105?Christopher Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947034888487890485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-8759200942877352492020-08-06T09:11:05.584-07:002020-08-06T09:11:05.584-07:00The great bulk of the SP fleet was 12,500-gallon c...The great bulk of the SP fleet was 12,500-gallon cars, and a lot of the fuel would arrive in those company cars. An occasional oil company car can be noted in photos, most likely from a Standard Oil family refinery (UTLX). The old Athearn single-dome tank car is essentially the SP car, though it needs the dome height raised and a few other mods added. You can use the blog search box to find my posts about modeling SP tank cars.<br />Tony ThompsonTony Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593061828601275378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218524178230712938.post-80222762880441087852020-08-02T11:29:38.508-07:002020-08-02T11:29:38.508-07:00Thanks, Tony. Good info, as always. Now another Oi...Thanks, Tony. Good info, as always. Now another Oil Tank question: what size and type of cars were used to deliver Bunker to Dunsmuir, CA. TIA.Walt SchedlerWalt's Trainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258342140959519849noreply@blogger.com