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Octan Fuel Storage Tanks - Fueling Train Car Question
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:37:39 GMT
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TO All the Train Guru's out there,
I am building two Octan Fuel Storage tanks for the MLTC GATS display in
Grand Rapids, Michigan and I have a question. How do the tanker cars get
fuel from those round tanks? Is there a special mechanism or is it done some
other way?
I have been looking around for awhile now, but have not seen anything yet.
ANy help is appreciated!
Scott S.
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 | | Re: Octan Fuel Storage Tanks - Fueling Train Car Question
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| (...) See: (URL) structures rail side are loading racks. Pipes run from the base of the tanks to the racks. The articulated boom pipes lower to the tank cars. The loading rack can either be pump fed or gravity fed depending on the relative vertical (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Octan Fuel Storage Tanks - Fueling Train Car Question
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| (...) Like Rob said there is a small platform called a "fuel rack"... it has underplatform flexible pipes that connect to tank car bottom drains and it has pipes mounted on arms (small cranes, sort of) that can bring fuel to the expansion dome fill (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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