I need a source for tank car's. I am mosly interested in UTLX, I need average Diameter,how long and dome size. I know they had tanks on flatcars, framless, with frame ....BUT i don't know the size.......
Thanks
Dave
The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.
Dave:
I went out to Google, typed in "UTLX T" and it gave an auto complete "UTLX Tank Cars" so this must be a fairly popular search. Found lots of info as per your request, BUT seems as though sizes changed with extreme regularity with time and content types. Have a look for yourself and narrow your search, like cargo type (oil, pickles, vinegar, etc.), era (1880’s, 1890’s, 1900’s, 1910’s 1920’s etc.) and "home route".
Tom Trigg
Tom, Thanks for the info: so with that info I found my AC X-3 type tank car scale's out to short vershion of a 6500 gal tank on 30 foot frame ( 2ft Short ) tank came in at 6'dia only 2in smaller and it's 1/24 not 1/29. To be a 37'+ vershion of a 10K gal car the tank would have to be 8'7' in dia.......The two I have are labled 10k gal, 100,000lb load limit they should be 6500gal and 80,000 load limit. Next to be mesured is my B-mann tank on a flat.
Ozark Miniatures has tank car end castings in plastic.
Jerry
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