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Re: A few train MOCs
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:52:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
> 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.)
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Tim
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> 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.
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> -Jordan
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 by truck (having been refined elsewhere).
-Hendo
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| (...) 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, (...) (20 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.trains)
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