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Re: New Tank Car
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 19 Feb 2001 10:23:17 GMT
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> Nice start, but lose the wagon plate if you can. US prototypes don't have
> much other than a tank, maybe (but not always) a center spine, and some
> mount points at the ends for the trucks. They end up looking quite flimsy.
_modern_ US prototypes (those more recent than DOT 103 10 000 gal tank cars)
don't have a separate frame. Older tank cars did have separate frames, and DOT
103's lasted until quite recently (and still do exist, just not in interchange
service, just like wooden cars :)
> I totally agree that these parts make tank cars (at 8 wide) very easy and I
> expect to see lots of new designs going forward.
I just bought 2 droid escape pods to have a play at making a CNWB or CPWB car
(They don't seem to come up...the blue grain hoppers, if you have seen
them...). I think they will work, but it may take a bit of engineering to make
one, and a sheet of blue paper (to wrap around).
James
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| (...) Nice start, but lose the wagon plate if you can. US prototypes don't have much other than a tank, maybe (but not always) a center spine, and some mount points at the ends for the trucks. They end up looking quite flimsy. I totally agree that (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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