Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
Tim, <br />You have already received some pretty good answers on this, but I, like to add something on the tank car part of the question. Tankers of that era were typically of 6,000, 8,000 and 10,000 gallon sizes, usually in a 36' frame. The tanks were typically of rivited construcrion with increasing diameter as the capacity increased. There was some variation in the number of courses of steel sheet used to form the tank. I believe this a function of when the tank was constructed and who built it. Older tanks usually had more seams and the older tank cars often had their running boards set higher on the tank. In later years, the running boards were almost always set close to the bottom of the tank level. It was also common for tank cars of this era to have a single platform and, thus, only one ladder set next to the dome. Multiple compartment (with multiple domes) cars were fairly common then, too. If you're in HO, the Proto 2000 and Red Caboose cars would work well and can be backdated with a little kitbashing for specific cars. You could easily substitute Archbar, Andrews, or Diamond Bettendorf trucks, K-brakes and that's all to backdate these models. Perhaps the best 1920's tank car kit on the market is the Tichy USRA tanker. It is available with different size domes and the design goes back to the 'teens. It comes with K-brakes, too. <br />Covered hoppers were generally not used in grain service until the mid-to-late '50s. Until then covered hoppers were usually not much bigger than 50 tonners and were generally used to haul bulk powdery materials that could damaged by moisture, ie., cement, glass-making silica sand, phosphate, etc. Covered hoppers were rare cars brfore the 1930's, but there were some, I believe, that date back into the 'teens. <br />Jim
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community