Real nice, Larry. I have to settle for Railstream and a scanner, but, when I go from East Troy to Burlington, the back roads follow the ex WC, now CN main from Fond du lac, WI to Chicago. Given a choice, I think I still like watching NS trains.
Mike.
My You Tube
gmpullmanCan we stop by the Marion Union Station for a milkshake and some pie?
That may be impossible today unless you go to DQ or to MotorMart up the street but,the Walleye fish dinner at the Shovel Inn is the best in the area. On Sundays the Marion tower is usually open for viewing.
I can cheat though.. I can sit at my kitchen bar and railfan since my patio doors offers a nice view of NS Sandusky line that runs between Columbus and Bellevue and on to Sandusky. Nothing like fresh pot of coffee, 72 degrees and watching NS trains while its snowing and blowing outside.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Brakie,
Can we stop by the Marion Union Station for a milkshake and some pie?
The last time I was there the restaurant was still open and the Erie-Lackawanna still had passenger trains stopping there and freights going by with E-8s and brand new SDP-45s on the head. Penn-Central was only a year old... and not bankrupt yet! AC tower was still open and the operator invited me up for a chat and a look-see.
Like I said, I haven't done much train watching in a while
Regards, Ed
gmpullman In my recent, limited, train watching I can't recall the last time I saw a "traditional" domed tank car. Have Fun, Ed
Ed,Come to Bucyrus for a day of train watching and you will see 'em..Then head over to Marion and take a look at Union Tank (UTLX) then didibop over to Fostoria for a day of train watching at the rail park..
All tank cars have domes.. Some poor guy wearing protective gear crawls into the tank car to clean them.
Maybe you guys have seen these promo/histories before?
http://www.gatx.com/Videos/AboutGATX.html
http://utlx.com/pdf/TankCarHistory.pdf
I guess the purpose of the dome was to allow for expansion of the commodity. Maybe with more advanced pressure relief devices and maybe larger capacity tanks, so the tank isn't actually filled to 100% allows for elimination of the dome?
In the photo of EUSX 448041 linked above, I believe the four "domes" are enclosures for the relief valves and the hatches are for the fill valves.
As Ed points out... "Where'd they go?" In my recent, limited, train watching I can't recall the last time I saw a "traditional" domed tank car.
Have Fun, Ed
7j43kDarn. Those aren't actually domes. 'Cause there's no, uh, domes. Which can get a person wondering: where'd they go? are there any "real" domed tank cars running?
I suspect this has something to do with crash resistance. A dome is something that sticks up and can be torn off. Never thought about this either, as I don't pay much attention to modern RRs. Can anyone cite DOT reg specifics?
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Darn. Those aren't actually domes. 'Cause there's no, uh, domes.
Which can get a person wondering: where'd they go? are there any "real" domed tank cars running?
I went through all the tank cars from 2010 to now on RailcarPhotos up through the end of GATX. Yikes! What a lot of tank cars. I gave up, and searched for the key word "dome" in tank cars after 2000. This was the latest:
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=41422
Ed
Yep, something that. There were 3 seperate ladders, I can't be sure if the platforms connected the length of the car. It just seemed a bit odd, but, I like to watch any cams featuring the NS and the CSX, as you never know what you might see in their mixed freight, or manifest trains. If it's on the rail, you'll see it with the NS or the CSX.
Maybe something like this?
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/eusx448041.jpg
GATX mentions multi-compartment tank cars on their site but give very few details:
http://www.gatx.com/wps/wcm/connect/GATX/GATX_SITE/Home/Rail+North+America/Products/Equipment+Types/Tank/Acid+and+Specialty/Multi-Compartment/
With the proliferation of the DOT-111s out there, a three dome is certainly a rarity.
Maybe others will fill in the blanks.
Thanks, Ed
When I'm up in my office, I usually have one screen devoted to one of the many train cams from Railstream, or other sources.
Berea, OH cam, I just saw a modern triple dome tank car. I didn't catch the reporting marks, it was on a West bound CSX. I've never seen a modern triple dome tank car, now I have.