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Re: A few train MOCs
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:16:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.ldd, John P. Henderson wrote:
> > It dawned on me that all the tank cars in my area of the world are long and
> > black like this, which is opposed to the TLG sets.)
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> If the situation in NA is anything like in the UK, black tankers carry heavy
> oils and bitumen etc. while lighter oils (petrol/gas) and other products are
> carried in coloured tankers. Its for a simple practical reason, spillages of
> heavy oils get tankers dirty! I suspect you have a depot near you that deals in
> heavy oil.
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> Tim
Here in North Carolina (USA), tank cars don't seem to come in very exciting
colors - those belonging to Cargill are all black (Cargill ships grain products
like vegetable oil and corn syrup in their tank cars). The other frequent
operator, Union Tank Car Corp., has various colors (mostly white or black) - the
ones that hold sulfuric and phosphoric acid are usually white or lighter in
color. Here in the US, I think petroleum products are mainly transported in
pipelines rather than by rail.
-Jordan
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| (...) The news that inspired my building was of tank cars in Deerfield, MA (USA). Reportedly that train was carrying vegetable oils and grains. I know that same rail line carries a lot of coal. But I think most fuel oils in my region are brought in (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) If the situation in NA is anything like in the UK, black tankers carry heavy oils and bitumen etc. while lighter oils (petrol/gas) and other products are carried in coloured tankers. Its for a simple practical reason, spillages of heavy oils (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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