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Re: (erielack) Suburban Propane/Richfield Springs

I just came across your reply Paul B. Appreciate the extra data as always! I
found it very interesting to hear the cars also carried anhydrous ammonia.
Over the years I saw many tankers marked for anhydrous ammonia sevice at the
old Solvay Process site. I don't know if they were coming or going loaded
but do wonder if any Suburban cars got a "backhaul" from Solvay if ammonia
was being loaded from there. Glad to also hear of the late 60's time frame.
That fits right into my layouts time frame of late 60's to mid 70's!

Todd K. Stearns

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
To: "EL Mailing List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>; "Paul Tupaczewski"
<paultup_@_comcast.net>; "Todd Stearns" <toddsyr@twcny.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 10:57 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Suburban Propane/Richfield Springs


> The 33,000 gal tank car came on the scene no later than 1968, perhaps
> earlier. This was the "pregnant whale" design where the circumference was
> smaller at the ends. These were big cars, 65' and 100 ton capacity, and
the
> lading was pressurized. As well as LPG, they carried anhydrous ammonia.
Most
> likely they served the facility in Richfield Springs by the late 60's. 100
> ton cars were commonplace by that time and travelled on some pretty
marginal
> track. The only issue would be if the route included a restricted bridge.
> The other factor is economic: the cost and therefore rate advantage was
such
> that if the facility were located on a line with such a weight
restriction,
> it would relocate to another line rather than use smaller cars.
>
> Paul B


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