Do they say "Empty me!"?
I'll have to check some references, such as Kaminski's ACF book, but my
suspicion is that tank cars, like locomotive tenders,
have baffles in them to prevent sudden movement and oscillation in transit
which could easily derail the car. I seem to recall
reading that when SR&RL #23 first arrived in Maine without them the motion did
derail the tender, so they cut a foot out
of the center.
I assume most list members understand that ethanol is a major revenue stream
for midwestern railroads (lots of them on
the local DM&E) because it corrodes pipelines and so far, at least, truck
transit is less cost-effective.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> Tom, I have a good friend who used to design tank cars for Richmond and
> then Trinity. I expect to photograph some of his models shortly, so
> I'll ask him.
>
> My personal feelings are that any liquid sound effects while running
> would be minor. If much movement occurred the combined weight of the
> liquid would shove any train down the track for a long time during
> breaking.
>
> Another case in point is the filling of the tender with water sounds--at
> our age the sound of water running isn't always a good thing!
>
> Bob Werre
> >
> >
> > A few things I wondered about. Sound effects of the Ethanol sloshing
> > around
> > in the tank car??? Do tank cars that carry liquids really make such
> > sounds?
> >
> >
> > Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
> >
> >
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