Skinners Alert - Interesting Ethanol Tanker

[torino72]

Here is a link to an interesting logo on an ethanol tanker photographed on Jan 6, 2013 in a train passing through Little Rock, AR. Reporting mark SHQX belongs to American Railcar Industries.

http://thundertrain.org/010613USshaqx7321TargrayColor-28R.jpg

 

[davesnow]

...Reporting mark SHQX belongs to American Railcar Industries...

...and those tankers are manufactured here in Arkansas at the Marmaduke, AR, factory.

 

[torino72]

Dave, any idea whether these spiral weld tankcars are coming out of that plant as well?

www.railcarphotos.com/pix/73/SHQX 6036_Newark CA_Rob Sarberenyi_2012-04-29_73231.jpg

 

[haddock56]

...and those tankers are manufactured here in Arkansas at the Marmaduke, AR, factory.

Now since when did Marmaduke own a railcar factory?:hehe: This is the first I've heard of that dog being so successful!

 

[torino72]

Yep, there are two ARI facilities in eastern Arkansas; one at Paragould and the other at Marmaduke. An aerial view of each facility is available via the links http://www.americanrailcar.com/RailcarManufacturing/Car.aspx?car=tank. Dave's post reminded me that willem2 created for Trainz the buildings at the Paragould facility. They were named Building300... thru Building307... in Trainz-Build 2.4. I created this facility on one of my 2006 routes using the aerial view. I've not seen these buildings in later Trainz versions. I did not recognize the SHQX reporting mark on the tankcar. I had to search 3 AAR Reporting Marks websites before I located it. There is some good railcar data and diagrams at the above website.

 

[davesnow]

Dave, any idea whether these spiral weld tankcars are coming out of that plant as well?

www.railcarphotos.com/pix/73/SHQX 6036_Newark CA_Rob Sarberenyi_2012-04-29_73231.jpg

Sorry, I don't know for sure. Many railcars (specifically Covered Hoppers and Tankers) sport the "Painted in Paragould on day/month/year" on the side of them because the Paragould plant does a LOT of refurbishing & repainting.

Cheers,

Dave

 

[slabay]

Now since when did Marmaduke own a railcar factory?:hehe: This is the first I've heard of that dog being so successful!

No SW1500's or Trackmobiles there!! Just a big red dog to pick the finished cars up in his mouth and carry them around???:hehe:

 

[haddock56]

No SW1500's or Trackmobiles there!! Just a big red dog to pick the finished cars up in his mouth and carry them around???:hehe:

Haha I knew someone would get that reference! *falls off chair laughing uproariously* I had to throw that in there when I saw that name. And don't leave the lasagna out!! Garfield might be lurking somewhere nearby!!!!

 

[davesnow]

Haha I knew someone would get that reference! *falls off chair laughing uproariously* I had to throw that in there when I saw that name. And don't leave the lasagna out!! Garfield might be lurking somewhere nearby!!!!

Well, if you want to laugh at some more Arkansas town names, try Toadsuck, Oil Trough, Tomatoe, and Negrohead.

I was made fun of because I was from Arkansas all the time when I was in the USAF---- mostly from people from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and New England area. They considered me inferior.

 

[slabay]

Haha I knew someone would get that reference!

My daughters always watched that when they were little. Hell, I caught my 16 year old watching it after school the other day when there was nothing else to watch- "I used to LOVE watching Marmaduke!!"