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8 axle tank car seen |
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An 8 axle tank car, sometimes referred to as a "Whale on Rails", is seen in Columbia AL on the Chattahoochee Bay RR. Information from the past few weeks indicates that many, if not all, of these cars are being retired and scrapped. This one is stenciled "Do Not Load. Moving to be Dismantled" which seems to verify this. There capacity in enormous, this one having a load limit of 382,800 pounds and able to carry over 38,000 gallons. For perspective, a large over the road truck used to deliver gasoline usually holds around 9000 gallons. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:54:08 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the enormous capacities of this 8 axle tank car. These numbers would indicate that a fully loaded car would weigh a total in excess of 525,000 pounds!!! Or roughly 260 tons. This shot also shows the sad news that the car appears to be at the end of the road. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:55:53 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the date this car was built, June 1970. These cars are being retired now. Is it due to old age or have they become too expensive to maintain in comparison to a newer car??? |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:56:22 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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An 8 axle tank car, sometimes referred to as a "Whale on Rails", is seen in Columbia AL on the Chattahoochee Bay RR. Information from the past few weeks indicates that many, if not all, of these cars are being retired and scrapped. This one is stenciled "Do Not Load. Moving to be Dismantled" which seems to verify this. There capacity in enormous, this one having a load limit of 382,800 pounds and able to carry over 38,000 gallons. For perspective, a large over the road truck used to deliver gasoline usually holds around 9000 gallons. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:54:58 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the capacity in gallons of this mammoth car. A typical tanker truck used to deliver gasoline holds around 9000 gallons meaning this one rail car holds more than 4 over the road tanker trucks. Amazing. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:56:42 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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Handbrake area of an 8 axle tank car seen |
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This shot shows the handbrake area of an 8 axle tank car seen recently in Columbia AL. Note the chain has a "splitter" that seems to allow the hand brake to be set on both sets of trucks under this end of the car. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:55:15 PM |
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Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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| Title: |
8 axle tank car seen |
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An 8 axle tank car, sometimes referred to as a "Whale on Rails", is seen in Columbia AL on the Chattahoochee Bay RR. Information from the past few weeks indicates that many, if not all, of these cars are being retired and scrapped. This one is stenciled "Do Not Load. Moving to be Dismantled" which seems to verify this. There capacity in enormous, this one having a load limit of 382,800 pounds and able to carry over 38,000 gallons. For perspective, a large over the road truck used to deliver gasoline usually holds around 9000 gallons. |
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12/10/2009 Upload Date: 12/11/2009 3:54:38 PM |
| Location: |
Columbia, AL |
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Bryan Smith |
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