GWR 603, ex CBQ #? [was] Re: [CBQ] molasses tanks

[Norm Metcalf <n.metcalf@worldnet.att.net>]

On GWR 603 you could read CBQ under the paint but not the number.  The 
GWR also had a bunch of ex-HOTX tank cars.
        Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado

richtownsend@netscape.net wrote:
> Looking at the limited resources I have, I see that according to photo 
> captions both the CB&Q and UP (I have a book with a photo showing three tank 
> cars with big "UNION PACIFIC" lettering on the side) sent their own tank cars 
> for molasses loading.? 
> 
> FWIW, in March 1952 the CB&Q sold two tank cars to the GW.? They were #230083 
> with a nominal capacity of 120,000 pounds, and #231580 with a nominal 
> capacity of 100,000 pounds.? I have read that over the years the GW had 31 
> tank cars.? They bought some new in the early 1900's and I assume these were 
> high walkway tank cars.
> 
> 
> Richard Townsend
> Lincoln City, Oregon
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Trulson <norskeviking@msn.com>
> To: BRHS LIST <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 19, 2009 9:26 pm
> Subject: [CBQ] molasses tanks
> 
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> Thanks to those who reminded me about Bulletin 32 and the fact it's all about 
> sugar beets etc. Hol Wagner took some great photos that are in there, but I'm 
> still unable to read who's black tank cars are in the trains. The orange ones 
> are GW's. I'm still looking for help on these as I want to model more of the 
> black tanks cars that seem to dominate in the trains. John
> 


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