Rich
When we lived on the farm we used LP gas. It is a liquid and was pumped from the
little Truck to the storage tank in our drive. The truck used a Power Take Off
driven pump and as long as the gas is under pressure it stays a gas when the
pressure is off in the regulator it turns back into a gas. The hose is very
strong and hard to move with a screw nozzle on to the tank. When the nozzle is
unfasten from the tank the gas boils out as frost. Also seen as a moisture line
on the tank in the morning. LP is heavier then air and stays under the snow and
will blow the top right off a switch machine if the top of the machine is not
kept clean as well as the points.
LP would have been used for some cook stoves and the Waukasha motors on
passenger
cars and was held in cylinders under the cars so I am sure the coach yard had an
area where the cylinders were filled. All that was needed was a pump to pump the
LIQUID from the rail car to a storage tank and then into the cylinders.
sjh
qutlx1@a... wrote:
> Rich, I think you're hoping to find a reason to place a UTLX 11,000 gallon
> 105A500w next to that tank as that's what LPG(propane) was shipped in during
> the 50's and early 60's. My guess is it was a Chgo propane distributors truck
> that brought the delivery (small though it may have been).Remember outfits
> like Suburban Propane have been around since the 40's/50's.Also the lineside
> propane tanks for switch heaters were filled by local contractors. Here's
> hoping someone can answer from first hand experience.
> Leo
>
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