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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 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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)
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Rob & All, (...) Thanks! So just pipes out to those racks, and they fill up via the top of the tank cars. Hmm.... I wonder if those new Octan tanker cars will come out in time! : ) Just what I was thinking of, so thanks again! : ) Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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"Scott Sanburn" <ssanburn@indalex.com> wrote in message news:GFLJqz.ABI@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) I take it there has not been a date or time frame mentioned for the new train cars? Bryan (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry and all, (...) Right, well, I might have to build two separate fuel racks, because of the layout. It should nto be too hard, I can use those newer tubes from various sets with the TECHNIC peg attachments. One for the top, one for the bottom. I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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