20' TANK CONTAINERS on flats ?

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 8:37 PM

Were the modern 20' TANK CONTAINERS ever carried on the older style 50' flat cars ?

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overall

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Posted by overall on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 8:45 PM

I live near Nashville Tenn where we get quite a few intermodal trains and I don't recall ever seeing what you describe. That doesn't mean it never happened.

George

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greyhounds

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Posted by greyhounds on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 9:49 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by namron

Were the modern 20' TANK CONTAINERS ever carried on the older style 50' flat cars ?

I can't think of a good way to tie 'em down. No need to develop one. Just use a TTX car.

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rrandb

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Posted by rrandb on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 10:35 PM

If they were they would be tied down the same as the 40's were. It can be done with chains and chain binders They also used a very heavy binding steel that is disposable. While its very possible I do not remember seeing any 20" tanks though. Are you refering to before the days of TTX?? When were containers not modern? I dont remember the "old" 20' tank tainers??? [?]

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CShaveRR

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:32 PM

TTX has converted some conventional-looking 60-foot flat cars to carry up to three 20-foot containers--I don't see any reason why those couldn't be tank containers.

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mudchicken

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Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:08 AM

What about the Boxcars that CNW & N&W cut down to be either TOFC flactcars or COFC skeleton frames. They were a common site in the 80's and tank tainers wound up on about anything at LA/Hobart kicked out.

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CShaveRR

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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:15 AM

CNW's flat cars (rebuilt from old FGE reefers) were piggyback exclusively.

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