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Track spacing for Oil Loading Platforms

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Posted by hbgatsf on Monday, March 18, 2024 2:17 PM

What type of platform?

Walthers offers modern platforms and an older style.  Track spacing would be different for them.  

Rick

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Posted by softail86mark on Saturday, March 16, 2024 8:57 PM

Might I suggest Jeff Wilson's new book, "Modeling the Oil Industry?"

 

 

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Posted by Kikkertje on Monday, January 8, 2024 6:15 PM

Tthanks Eric, i am just in the planign stage and do not the platform yet, but it looks likek that is what i will have to d0.

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Posted by ericsp on Saturday, December 30, 2023 8:04 AM

If the instructions do not say then measure the distance from the centerline of some tank cars to the edge of the cars' platforms and the distance from the centerline of the structure to end of the walkways that go out to the cars when they are in the down position.

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Track spacing for Oil Loading Platforms
Posted by Kikkertje on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 7:51 PM

Can anyboyd tell me what the track spacin should be for an oil loading platform?  I cannto seem to find it. 

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