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Viewing Album: Big Freight Cars
By:
Michael Palmieri
Dates:
1/1/1973 - 12/31/2008
Album Info:
Freight cars with more than four axles.
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Title:
GATX Tank Car 94683
Description:
GATX 38,500-gallon tank car 94683 had been built by General American Transportation Corp. in 1968 for vinyl chloride and butadiene service as a part of the GATX 94650-94706 series. It had a LT WT of 113,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 281,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds, and had an overall length of 82-07. These 57 cars were the second largest group of 6-axle tank cars, exceeded only by the 75 DUPX 29500-series cars; and were also one of the shortest-lived fleets of 6-axle tank cars, with a lifespan of less than 12 years. During 1979 and 1980 all of these cars were withdrawn from service; but their story didn’t end here. They were subsequently modified with 4-wheel trucks and returned to service as GATX 26701-26758. (Former GATX 98238 was also included in this group.) At least some of these cars operated into the 21st Century, but all were gone by mid-2013.
Photo Date:
7/27/1969
Upload Date:
10/17/2020 5:24:09 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
ACFX Tank Car 17456
Description:
Tank car ACFX 17456 was on the Penn Central at Enola, Pennsylvania. The 38,000-gallon car had a capacity of 276,000 pounds and a light weight of 118,000, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds. It was built in January 1967 with SHPX reporting marks but it was quickly relettered ACFX. This was one of 40 6-axle cars built under ACF Lot 71-14104 as SHPX 17451-17475 and 17481-17495. They were initially leased to Stauffer Chemical Co. for vinyl chloride service, and were last listed in the
OFFICIAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT REGISTER
in July 1985.
Photo Date:
6/12/1970
Upload Date:
10/13/2020 8:48:34 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
NATX Tank Car 37300
Description:
One-of-a-kind North American Car Co. tank car NATX 37300 was on the Penn Central at Thorndale, Pennsylvania. The car had been built by North American Car in 1966 and rode on American Steel Foundry trucks. Small lettering at the near end of the car read "TANK BUILT BY A.M.F. 7-66." Some NACC cars that were assembled in Texarkana had tanks that were built by Beaird Industries, an AMF subsidiary in Shreveport. It was retired in 1987 or 1988, so it lasted over 20 years. This was a very early example of a 6-axle tank car.
Photo Date:
4/25/1972
Upload Date:
10/13/2020 3:12:52 PM
Location:
Thorndale, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
GATX Tank Car 94700
Description:
GATX 38,500-gallon tank car 94700 had been built by General American Transportation Corp. in 1968 for vinyl chloride and butadiene service as a part of the GATX 94650-94706 series. It had a LT WT of 113,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 281,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds, and had an overall length of 82-07. These 57 cars were the second largest group of 6-axle tank cars, exceeded only by the 75 DUPX 29500-series cars; and were also one of the shortest-lived fleets of 6-axle tank cars, with a lifespan of less than 12 years. During 1979 and 1980 all of these cars were withdrawn from service; but their story didn’t end here. They were subsequently modified with 4-wheel trucks and returned to service as GATX 26701-26758. (Former GATX 98238 was also included in this group.) At least some of these cars operated into the 21st Century, but all were gone by mid-2013.
Photo Date:
1/6/1973
Upload Date:
10/17/2020 5:24:58 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
DUPX Tank Car 12405
Description:
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours 8-axle tank car DUPX 12405 was one of five cars built by AMF in May and June 1970 as DUPX 12401-12405. Most photos of these cars show their later appearance, after their insulation and outer jacket had been removed and the cars went into ethylene glycol service; but this image illustrates their original, insulated appearance. As built, this 38,273-gallon car had a LT WT of 162,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 364,000 for a gross rail load of 526,000; but removing the jacket reduced its LT WT to 143,200 pounds and increased its LD LMT to 382,800. Car 12403 disappeared from the
Equipment Register
in April 1991, but the other four operated into the 21st century. They finally went into storage in December 2007 and were scrapped by Schnitzer Steel in January 2010. The 12405 was dismantled at Dothan, Alabama while the other three were cut up at Cartersville, Georgia.
Photo Date:
3/10/1973
Upload Date:
12/1/2020 1:30:00 PM
Location:
Thorndale, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
MCPX Tank Car 23020
Description:
Monsanto Chemical Co. tank car MCPX 23020 had been built under ACF Industries Lot No. 18-13181 in November 1966 as a part of the 23000-23036 series. These 37 cars were built to carry elemental phosphorous, and because this is 80% denser than water, they had the lowest capacity of any 6-axle tank cars, just 22,500 gallons. They had a LT WT of 93,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 301,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds; and although the cars were originally equipped with American Steel Foundries trucks – as shown here – at least some were refitted with Buckeyes. The last of these cars were retired in 1992.
Photo Date:
6/3/1973
Upload Date:
10/17/2020 5:05:12 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
GATX Tank Car 94702
Description:
GATX 38,500-gallon tank car 94702 had been built by General American Transportation Corp. in 1968 for vinyl chloride and butadiene service as a part of the GATX 94650-94706 series. It had a LT WT of 113,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 281,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds, and had an overall length of 82-07. These 57 cars were the second largest group of 6-axle tank cars, exceeded only by the 75 DUPX 29500-series cars; and were also one of the shortest-lived fleets of 6-axle tank cars, with a lifespan of less than 12 years. During 1979 and 1980 all of these cars were withdrawn from service; but their story didn’t end here. They were subsequently modified with 4-wheel trucks and returned to service as GATX 26701-26758. (Former GATX 98238 was also included in this group.) At least some of these cars operated into the 21st Century, but all were gone by mid-2013.
Photo Date:
7/6/1974
Upload Date:
10/17/2020 5:25:50 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
NATX Tank Car 37301
Description:
One-of-a-kind North America Car Corp. tank car NATX 37301 was on Conrail at Rockville Bridge, Pennsylvania. The 37,474-gallon car had been built by North American Car in 1967 with a capacity of 275,000 pounds and a light weight of 119,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds. It was retired in 1987 or 1988, so it lasted over 20 years.
Photo Date:
9/6/1976
Upload Date:
10/13/2020 8:44:53 PM
Location:
Rockville Bridge, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
CCBX Tank Car 4815
Description:
Union Carbide 48,330-gallon tank car CCBX 4815 was photographed on Conrail at Enola, Pennsylvania. It was one of 34 cars built by General American Transportation Corp. between April and June 1969 as ESMX 4800-4833, with a gross rail load of 526,000 pounds. They were built for the Essem Corp., a subsidiary of Union Carbide, for propylene service. Between 1979 and 1981 North American Car Corp. installed jacketing on 25 of the cars, including this one, for vinyl chloride service. This change increased 4815’s LT WT by about 10 tons, to 173,900 pounds, and decreased its LD LMT by the same amount, to 352,100 pounds. The jacketing also increased the diameter of its tank, changing its clearance diagram from Plate C to Plate F. In 1985 this car had its reporting mark changed to CCBX, which also belonged to Union Carbide; in 1989 it was one of 25 cars sold to Vista Chemical and received the VICX reporting mark; then in 1998 these 25 cars were bought by Union Tank Car Co. but kept their VICX reporting mark. As VICX 4815, its last trace record was on 5 September 2008 when the Union Pacific delivered it to Hockley, Texas for scrapping. It had almost reached its required retirement age of 40 years.
Photo Date:
5/17/1986
Upload Date:
12/1/2020 1:19:57 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
GATX Tank Car 26712
Description:
General American Transportation Corp car GATX 26712 was on Conrail at Reading, Pennsylvania wearing a 1075 (liquified petroleum gas) placard. This car had been built by GATC in June 1968 with 6-wheel trucks as a part of the GATX 94650-94706 series for vinyl chloride and butadiene service, but after about 12 years, the entire group (along with car 98238) was modified with 4-wheel trucks for LPG service and renumbered GATX 26701-26758. The change lowered the cars’ LT WT from 113,000 pounds to 106,000, their LD LMT from 281,000 pounds to 157,000 and their gross rail load from 394,00 pounds to 263,000. At least some of these cars operated into the 21st Century, but all were gone by mid-2013. The HRXH stencil indicates this car was last serviced by Hugo Railcar Repair at Hugo, Oklahoma.
Photo Date:
4/3/1991
Upload Date:
10/17/2020 5:37:51 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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221
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Title:
ACFX Tank Car 17781
Description:
ACFX 8-axle tank car 17781 was photographed on Conrail at Reading, Pennsylvania. The 42,533-gallon car had a CAPY of 302,200 pounds and a LT WT of 137,800 for a GRL of 440,000 pounds. This was one of 12 cars (17779-17790) built under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-14188 for its Shippers' Car Line Division in August 1970, and they were initially leased to Uniroyal, Inc. for vinyl chloride service. The last trace location for this car was on the Canadian Pacific at Selkirk, Manitoba on 5 January 2006, where it was scrapped at Gerdau Steel.
Photo Date:
4/6/1991
Upload Date:
12/1/2020 1:22:18 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
ACFX Tank Car 17785
Description:
ACFX 8-axle tank car 17785 was photographed on Conrail at Reading, Pennsylvania. This 42,473-gallon car had a CAPY of 301,300 pounds and a LT WT of 138,700 pounds, for a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. This was one of 12 cars (17779-17790) built under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-14188 for its Shippers' Car Line Division in August 1970, and they were initially leased to Uniroyal, Inc. for vinyl chloride service. The last trace report for this car was on the West Tennessee Railroad at Carroll, Tennessee in July 2006. Carroll is on the north side of Jackson and is the location of a couple of scrap yards, so we can assume the car did not leave there in one piece.
Photo Date:
10/8/1991
Upload Date:
12/1/2020 1:24:21 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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233
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Title:
ACFX Tank Car 17789
Description:
ACFX 8-axle tank car 17789 was photographed on Conrail at Conway, Pennsylvania. This 42,484-gallon car had a CAPY of approximately 301,000 pounds and a LT WT of 139,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. This was one of 12 cars (17779-17790) built under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-14188 for its Shippers' Car Line Division in August 1970, and they were initially leased to Uniroyal, Inc. for vinyl chloride service.
Photo Date:
5/3/1996
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12/1/2020 1:26:31 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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Title:
ACFX Tank Car 17790
Description:
ACFX 8-axle tank car 17790 was photographed on the Norfolk Southern at Reading, Pennsylvania. This 42,541-gallon car had a CAPY of 301,700 pounds and a LT WT of 138,300 pounds, for a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. This was the last of 12 cars (17779-17790) built under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-14188 for its Shippers' Car Line Division in August 1970, and they were initially leased to Uniroyal, Inc. for vinyl chloride service. The last movement recorded for this car was from Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on the NS to Selkirk, Manitoba on the Canadian Pacific in January 2006. Selkirk is the site of Gerdau Steel, which scraps rail cars.
Photo Date:
6/24/1999
Upload Date:
12/1/2020 1:28:10 PM
Location:
Reading, PA
Author:
CRAIG T. BOSSLER image
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262
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Title:
CSXT 600513
Description:
For the life of the NASA space shuttle program, sections of the solid fuel booster rockets moved from Corinne, Utah to the Kennedy Space Center via the UP, MP, KCS, SBD/CSX and FEC. CSXT 600513 was one of about two dozen 16-wheel cars built by Maxon for the railroads along the route. This car was photographed in the Kansas City Southern's WEST YARD, just outside of New Orleans.
Photo Date:
12/28/2004
Upload Date:
2/21/2017 12:38:47 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Bill Lang photo
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356
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Title:
QTTX 130717
Description:
TTX 8-axle depressed-center flat car QTTX 130717 was just north of Fort Worth on BNSF Tulsa-to-Temple train H-TULTPL3-20. This was one of four TTX class KDH27 cars (130714-130717) built by Kasgro in 2000. UMLER says this car has a LD LMT of 464,000 pounds and a LT WT of 166,000 for a gross rail load of 630,000; but it was lettered with a LD LMT of 459,600 pounds and a LT WT of 180,300 for a gross weight of 639,900 pounds. The car was transporting a transformer from the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte, Michigan to the Port of Houston.
Photo Date:
3/21/2021
Upload Date:
8/29/2021 5:01:55 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
DODX Flat Car 40072
Description:
Department of Defense flat car DODX 40072 was just north of Fort Worth on BNSF Tulsa-to-Temple train H-TULTPL3-20. The 68-0 car had been built by Fruit Growers Express in 1981 and was on its way from Fort Pickett at Blackstone, Virginia to Fort Hood, Texas. It had a LD LMT of 300,000 pounds and a light weight of 94,500 pounds, for a gross rail load of 394,500 pounds.
Photo Date:
3/21/2021
Upload Date:
10/3/2021 5:56:52 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
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Michael Palmieri
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Title:
DODX Fat Car 40198
Description:
Department of Defense flat car DODX 40198 was just north of Fort Worth on BNSF Tulsa-to-Temple train H-TULTPL3-20. The 68-foot car had been built by Thrall in February 1983 and was on its way from Fort Pickett at Blackstone, Virginia to Fort Hood, Texas. It had had a CAPY of 301,000 pounds, a LD LMT of 301,700 pounds and a LT WT of 92,800 for a gross rail load of 394,500 pounds.
Photo Date:
3/21/2021
Upload Date:
10/3/2021 5:58:21 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
DODX Flat Car 40426
Description:
Department of Defense flat car DODX 40426 was just north of Fort Worth on BNSF Tulsa-to-Temple train H-TULTPL3-20. The 68-foot car had been built by Ortner in 1985 and was on its way from Fort Pickett at Blackstone, Virginia to Fort Hood, Texas. It had a CAPY of 301,000 pounds, a LD LMT of 301,700 pounds and a LT WT of 92,800 for a gross rail load of 394,500 pounds.
Photo Date:
3/21/2021
Upload Date:
10/3/2021 5:59:34 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
KRL 16-Wheel Depressed-Center Flat Car 27100
Description:
Kasgro Rail Lines 16-wheel depressed-center flat car KRL 27100 was on BNSF train H-CDTGAL1-04 – Cadet Yard (San Antonio) to Galesburg, Illinois – just north of Fort Worth. The car had a LD LMT of 464,000 pounds and a LT WT of 166,000 pounds for a gross rail load of 630,000 pounds; and was carrying a transformer from Eagle Pass, Texas to Martinsville Illinois.
Photo Date:
5/5/2023
Upload Date:
5/12/2023 2:57:22 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
LBR Flat Car 12601
Description:
Lowville & Beaver River 12-axle depressed-center flatcar LBR 12601 was on northbound BNSF train H-HOUTUL (Houston to Tulsa) at Justin, Texas and was carrying a transformer from Royal SMIT in the Netherlands to a powerplant in Iowa. The car had a LT WT of 232,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 394,000 pounds for a gross rail load of 626,000 pounds. It had been built by Kasgro in March 2014 as Kasgro Rail Line (KRL) 12601 and was relettered LBR in March 2023.
Photo Date:
9/3/2023
Upload Date:
2/26/2024 6:22:07 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
QTTX Flat Car 130963
Description:
TTX Company 8-axle depressed-center flat car QTTX 130963 was on northbound BNSF train H-HOUTUL (Houston-Tulsa) at Justin, Texas. The car had a LT WT of 133,000 pounds and a LD LMT of 307,000 pounds for a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. It was carrying a transformer from Royal SMIT in the Netherlands to a powerplant in Iowa. The car was leaning because it was on a superelevated curve..
Photo Date:
9/30/2023
Upload Date:
2/26/2024 6:21:11 PM
Location:
Justin, TX
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
ACFX 17469
Description:
On the Kansas City Southern, series 17451-17475 and 17481-17495.
Photo Date:
6/7/1978
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 12:47:39 PM
Location:
DeQuincy, LA
Author:
Brian Ehni
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1030
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Title:
ACFX 17495
Description:
On KCS, series 17451-17475 and 17481-17495.
Photo Date:
11/1/1978
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 4:46:40 PM
Location:
Leesville, LA
Author:
Brian Ehni
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946
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Title:
ACFX 17787
Description:
On ICG, from series 17779-17790, built August 1970.
Photo Date:
7/30/1978
Upload Date:
5/30/2009 12:28:44 AM
Location:
Jackson, MS
Author:
Art Richardson
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Title:
ACFX 85302
Description:
ACFX 85299-85302 were constructed under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-13576 in September 1969. The 26,600-gallons cars were built for the Shippers' Car Line Division of ACF and initially leased to Nalco Chemical Co. for motor fuel anti-knock compound (tetraethyl lead) service. They were originally painted blue with prominent Nalco lettering, but at least this one was repainted black with metric data. After the introduction of catalytic converters on most vehicles in the 1975 model year, the use of tetraethyl lead as a motor fuel additive steadily declined and these cars were retired by 1987. The car was photographed at the Illinois Central Gulf's NORTH BATON ROUGE YARD, near the Ethyl Corporation’s anti-knock compound plant.
Photo Date:
2/3/1983
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 3:49:05 PM
Location:
Baton Rouge, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
ACFX 85302
Description:
ACFX 85299-85302 were constructed under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-13576 in September 1969. The 26,600-gallons cars were built for the Shippers' Car Line Division of ACF and initially leased to Nalco Chemical Co. for motor fuel anti-knock compound (tetraethyl lead) service. They were originally painted blue with prominent Nalco lettering, but at least this one was repainted black with metric data. After the introduction of catalytic converters on most vehicles in the 1975 model year, the use of tetraethyl lead as a motor fuel additive steadily declined and these cars were retired by 1987. The car was photographed at the Illinois Central Gulf's NORTH BATON ROUGE YARD, near the Ethyl Corporation’s anti-knock compound plant.
Photo Date:
2/3/1983
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:18:01 PM
Location:
Baton Rouge, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
ACFX 89352
Description:
This 33,400-gallon car was on the Illinois Central Gulf at Jackson, Mississippi. It was from the 2-car series ACFX 89351-89352 and was unusual for such a big tank car to have side ladders. Most 6- and 8-axle tank cars had end ladders. These two cars were built under ACF Industries Lot No. 71-14183 in 1970 for the Shippers' Car Line Division of ACF, and were initially leased to Rubicon Chemical Co. for toluene diisocyanate service. This car had a CAPY of 386,000 pounds and a LT WT of 140,000 pounds, for a gross rail load of 526,00 pounds. They were listed in the
EQUIPMENT REGISTER
from April 1970 until July 2001.
Photo Date:
5/12/1985
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5/26/2009 8:26:08 PM
Location:
Jackson, MS
Author:
Art Richardson
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Title:
CELX 6440
Description:
Northbound on Southern Railway
Photo Date:
10/7/1978
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:06:19 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
CELX 6451
Description:
Southbound on Southern Railway, SOU-MP run-through train.
Photo Date:
9/30/1978
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5/24/2009 5:09:41 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
CELX 7500
Description:
CELX 7501 was one of three such cars (7500-7502) owned by Celtrans. They were built by General American Transportation Corp. in July 1968 and had a capacity of 47,400 gallons. As such, they were among the largest tank cars built; but they were equipped with 70-ton trucks (instead of the more common 100-ton variety) and had a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. Built to carry methanol, they were regularly seen on the Missouri Pacific and the Southern in Louisiana, and were retired in 1995. This one was shot on Southern No. 114, the Houston-Birmingham run-through train from the MP, in New Orleans. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/celx007500-007502.htm
Photo Date:
5/13/1978
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:22:45 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
CELX 7501
Description:
CELX 7501 was one of three such cars (7500-7502) owned by Celtrans. They were built by General American Transportation Corp. in July 1968 and had a capacity of 47,400 gallons. As such, they were among the largest tank cars built; but they were equipped with 70-ton trucks (instead of the more common 100-ton variety) and had a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. Built to carry methanol, they were regularly seen on the Missouri Pacific and the Southern in Louisiana, and were retired in 1995. This one was shot on Southern No. 115, the Birmingham-Houston run-through train to the MP, at Pearl River, Louisiana. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/celx007500-007502.htm
Photo Date:
7/4/1979
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:26:53 PM
Location:
Pearl River, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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887
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Title:
CELX 7502
Description:
CELX 7502 was one of three such cars (7500-7502) owned by Celtrans. They were built by General American Transportation Corp. in July 1968 and had a capacity of 47,400 gallons. As such, they were among the largest tank cars built; but they were equipped with 70-ton trucks (instead of the more common 100-ton variety) and had a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. Built to carry methanol, they were regularly seen on the Missouri Pacific and the Southern in Louisiana, and were retired in 1995. This one was shot in the MP’s yard at Addis, Louisiana. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/celx007500-007502.htm
Photo Date:
10/3/1977
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5/24/2009 5:29:42 PM
Location:
Addis, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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Title:
CELX 7502
Description:
Here is a closeup of a span bolster on CELX 7502, one of three such cars (7500-7502) owned by Celtrans. They were built by General American Transportation Corp. in July 1968 and had a capacity of 47,400 gallons. As such, they were among the largest tank cars built; but they were equipped with 70-ton trucks (instead of the more common 100-ton variety) and had a gross rail load of 440,000 pounds. Built to carry methanol, they were regularly seen on the Missouri Pacific and the Southern in Louisiana, and were retired in 1995. This one was shot in the MP’s yard at Addis, Louisiana. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/celx007500-007502.htm
Photo Date:
10/3/1977
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:34:07 PM
Location:
Addis, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1081
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Title:
CELX 10406
Description:
Northbound on Southern Railway
Photo Date:
4/16/1978
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 11:28:18 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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767
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Title:
CELX 10431
Description:
On Southern Railway
Photo Date:
2/22/1979
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 5:01:01 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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776
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Title:
CELX 10434
Description:
Southbound on Southern Railway, SOU-MP run-through train.
Photo Date:
9/30/1978
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 11:32:41 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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801
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Title:
CPOX 820
Description:
This 20-axle Schnable car is owned by Consumers Power Co. and was photographed on the NS. It has a light weight of 440,000 pounds, a load limit of 900,000 pounds, and a loaded length of 167 feet 6 inches.
Photo Date:
4/19/2003
Upload Date:
8/30/2009 10:48:23 AM
Location:
Hattiesburg, MS
Author:
Andy Tucker
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RollingStock
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1115
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Title:
DODX 38266
Description:
East Bridge - Central Avenue.
Photo Date:
10/28/1989
Upload Date:
12/23/2009 5:20:23 PM
Location:
Jefferson, LA
Author:
Christopher M. Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1006
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Title:
DODX 38525 (left) and DODX 38236 (right)
Description:
East Bridge - Central Avenue.
Photo Date:
10/28/1989
Upload Date:
12/23/2009 5:25:05 PM
Location:
Jefferson, LA
Author:
Christopher M. Palmieri
Categories:
RollingStock
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798
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Title:
DODX 38646
Description:
Department of Defense 100-ton car DODX 38646 was from the 38016-38665 series, built by Magor in 1953. It was in the Southern Railway’s OLIVER YARD in New Orleans, and was carrying a pair of M48A5 tanks.
Photo Date:
10/30/1977
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 11:35:02 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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3237
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Title:
DODX 39142
Description:
Department of Defense 100-ton car DODX 39142 was from the 39095-39199 series, built by Pullman-Standard in 1952. This car was in the Southern Railway’s OLIVER YARD in New Orleans, and was carrying a pair of M48A5 tanks.
Photo Date:
10/30/1977
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 11:40:09 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1737
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Title:
DODX 39142
Description:
This was a close-up of a General Steel Casting 6-wheel truck under Department of Defense 100-ton car DODX 39142. This car was from the 39095-39199 series, built by Pullman-Standard in 1952. It was in the Southern Railway’s OLIVER YARD in New Orleans, and was carrying a pair of M48A5 tanks.
Photo Date:
10/30/1977
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 11:43:47 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1970
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0
Title:
DUPX 28056
Description:
Southbound on Kansas City Southern
Photo Date:
2/9/1975
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 4:57:07 PM
Location:
DeQueen, AR
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1278
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Title:
DUPX 28074
Description:
On Missouri Pacific (date approximate)
Photo Date:
2/1/1975
Upload Date:
5/26/2009 4:35:37 PM
Location:
Houston, TX
Author:
Brian Ehni
Categories:
RollingStock
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435
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0
Title:
DUPX 29421
Description:
DuPont 29421 was one of 40 cars (DUPX 29400-29439) built by General American Transportation in April 1970. The cars had a capacity of 39,200 gallons, a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds and an overall length of 90 feet 3 inches. All were retired by 2005. The car was on a northbound Southern Railway train in New Orleans. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/dupx029400-029439.htm
Photo Date:
6/12/1977
Upload Date:
5/24/2009 6:25:21 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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Views:
721
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Title:
DUPX 29423
Description:
DuPont 29423 was one of 40 cars (DUPX 29400-29439) built by General American Transportation in April 1970. The cars had a capacity of 39,200 gallons, a gross rail load of 394,000 pounds and an overall length of 90 feet 3 inches. All were retired by 2005. This car was in Hexamethylenediamine service and was on the end of a westbound train heading up the HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE at New Orleans. For more information on these cars, visit http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/dupx029400-029439.htm
Photo Date:
2/20/1989
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 12:08:05 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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770
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Title:
DUPX 29629
Description:
On Kansas City Southern, from series 29600-29642 built by General American in 1968.
Photo Date:
4/17/1976
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 4:51:08 PM
Location:
Metairie, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
Categories:
RollingStock
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1036
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Title:
DUPX 29706
Description:
DUPX 8-axle tank car 29706 was on the Union Pacific (former Missouri Pacific and previously Texas & Pacific) at Addis, Louisiana in ethylene glycol service. It was one of 70 cars in the DuPont series 29700-29769 built by ACF in 1968. These 43,800-gallon cars was the largest single group of 8-axle tanks cars, and most were scrapped in 2009-2010, just after their 40th birthdays.
Photo Date:
7/13/1985
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 4:55:30 PM
Location:
Addis, LA
Author:
Tom Blackwell
Categories:
RollingStock
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Views:
1119
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Title:
DUPX 29755
Description:
This
RailWhales
was on an eastbound CSX train detouring over the Norfolk Southern, on the Lake Pontchartrain trestle. It was one of 70 cars in the DUPX series 29700-29769 built by ACF in 1968. These 43,800-gallon cars was the largest single group of 8-axle tanks cars, and most were scrapped in 2009-2010, just after their 40th birthdays.
Photo Date:
11/7/1987
Upload Date:
5/25/2009 4:59:07 PM
Location:
North Shore, LA
Author:
Michael Palmieri
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RollingStock
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1207
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