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I took this pic at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation a couple of weeks ago...95 feet long...
Cheers,
Fred
Looks like the SLSF 3000 behind it. If I had known you were going there, I would have begged for detail pics. Simulatortrain did a great job on it either way, but they might have come in handy.I took this pic at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation a couple of weeks ago...95 feet long...
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Cheers,
Fred
I made a big tank car from my own plan that looks very much like this one you pictured here!I took this pic at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation a couple of weeks ago...95 feet long...
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Cheers,
Fred
I would say cost of operation. Both in construction material costs and transportation costs. twice the payload at maybe 1.25 non-payload weight of the two cars to match them.Why would a tank car need to be so big? I understand the Schnabel car's function, but what is the point of building such a long and heavy car for liquid when you could just load 2 or 3 cars?
That's the one that I made 39134:102438
When they said the largest tank car, they meant the kind that holds liquid, not the kind that hauls tanks.![]()
The railroad's reason for doing this is similar to its reason for using articulated cars. When articulated cars are used less wheels & couplers are worn down. There's also slightly less weight for the engine(s) to pull due to there being less wheels & couplers. Plus there are less couplers that can break at times such as when the train's brakes are applied. When longer tank cars are used then once again these things apply.Why would a tank car need to be so big? I understand the Schnabel car's function, but what is the point of building such a long and heavy car for liquid when you could just load 2 or 3 cars?
That's a fair size tank car indeed. How many tons of stuff can it hold?I took this pic at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation a couple of weeks ago...95 feet long...
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Cheers,
Fred
Thanks for making these bnsf50. They are way cool!
Cheers,
Fred
P.S. Or should I say "Tanks!"...sorry...couldn't resist that one. :hehe: