O scale Republic Steel Gondolas? What were the tanks for that they carried?

[Anonymous]

 Cant seem to find the prototype for these lionel cars made in the 1970s late 1960s..

Seems to be chemical cars of some sort

[RR Redneck]

Can you post a picture.

[csxt30]

 Cant seem to find the prototype for these lionel cars made in the 1970s late 1960s..

Seems to be chemical cars of some sort

These cars carried containers for transporting Carbide.  Used for making acetylene, & the reason for the big steel containers was because if water came in contact with carbide, it would ignite. I used to rerail a lot of those type cars & containers, & couldn't use a torch near them. Today, some of those type containers are shipped inside of boxcars, but there are still some containers loaded on flat cars.

Thanks, John

[Buckeye Riveter]

 Cant seem to find the prototype for these lionel cars made in the 1970s late 1960s..

Seems to be chemical cars of some sort

These cars carried containers for transporting Carbide.  Used for making acetylene, & the reason for the big steel containers was because if water came in contact with carbide, it would ignite. I used to rerail a lot of those type cars & containers, & couldn't use a torch near them. Today, some of those type containers are shipped inside of boxcars, but there are still some containers loaded on flat cars.

Thanks, John

John, there are some other car types that I need to get photos of and let you identify the loads.  

[csxt30]

 Cant seem to find the prototype for these lionel cars made in the 1970s late 1960s..

Seems to be chemical cars of some sort

These cars carried containers for transporting Carbide.  Used for making acetylene, & the reason for the big steel containers was because if water came in contact with carbide, it would ignite. I used to rerail a lot of those type cars & containers, & couldn't use a torch near them. Today, some of those type containers are shipped inside of boxcars, but there are still some containers loaded on flat cars.

Thanks, John

John, there are some other car types that I need to get photos of and let you identify the loads.  

I hope I can !!  Ha !! LOL !!  Oh, if I can't we'll get Roy & Bob !!

Thanks, John 

[Anonymous]

  So how common were these loads? Lionel made a lot of these gondolas that had these tanks but I hardly ever see them in prototype photos? Perhaps I should move the question to another forum..

[csxt30]

  So how common were these loads? Lionel made a lot of these gondolas that had these tanks but I hardly ever see them in prototype photos? Perhaps I should move the question to another forum..

WOW !!