Whale Oil tank cars?

[BigDaddy]

From a previous discussion, I got the idea that these might have existed.  However I cannot find any photos on the web. 

This Zane consist isn't proto typical either

Around the Chesapeake Bay, really big soft crabs are called whales.  Whales, soft crabs, viagra, there is a theme here.

[7j43k]

But you CAN find a photo of such a car on page 96 of Edward S. Kaminski's "Tank Cars--American Car & Foundry Company, 1865 to 1955".

APWX 7166 built September 1917 and lettered American Pacific Whaling Company.

 

 

Ed

["JaBear"]

Gidday Henry, my copy of “the Spotters Very Very Big Book of Trains for Boys” is the 1950ish edition, but because they look similar to me, here’s a previous discussion on “Rail whale” tank cars…

 

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/13/p/262146/2953342.aspx#2953342

 

Hope it is of interest,

Cheers, the Bear.

[BigDaddy]

7j43k

But you CAN find a photo of such a car on page 96 of Edward S. Kaminski's "Tank Cars--American Car & Foundry Company, 1865 to 1955".

APWX 7166 built September 1917 and lettered American Pacific Whaling Company.

Ed I will have to keep an eye out for that book.  Local library doesn't have it.  Just to be clear I'm talking these kind of whales

EDIT I did find out they had 15 such cars.  There are pics that I cannot post here of a Micro-Trains N scale version of the the car mentioned above.  The model number is Micro-Trains 065-00-720 (N) 39' American Pacific Whaling Company Single Dome Tank Car. Car# A.P.W.X. 7166 N scale.

A HO tichy tank car ought to work.  Maybe my son could modify the above pic for a decal on a lighter colored car.  The model itself is rather plain looking and not really a good fit for my Appalachian railroad, but it's my railroad. 

[jjdamnit]

Hello all,

Is this a "Before And After" photo of the same car???

This won't help.

[DSchmitt]

"Whale oil was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the Dutch word traan ("tear" or "drop")"

From wikipedia.     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_oil