John,
You are beginning to sound like a Lionel collector. Seems to be a big thing
there. Maybe Leo can tell us if they are hot stamped or not?
Ed
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From: John A. Swearingen <jas@s...>
To: BRHS list <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] UTLX tank cars
> Here's one for Leo, or any other knowledgeable person.
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> I usually associate UTLX tank cars with gold or yellow reporting marks.
Please tell me more about them.
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> Have they always been that color? Do some of the cars have white reporting
marks today? Were they ever white? If so, when did they change over?
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> The standard-size tank car from the 1950s -- 1960s appears somewhat
shorter than the standard 40' box car of that day. Are they? If so, what was
the usual length of the standard-size tank car then?
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