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The cars in the 2052xx series were all "water bottles" i.e. auxiliary tenders. From: Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 1:40 PM Subject: RE: [CBQ] Oil on the Q in World War Two John
During the War, the Burlington didn't have any revenue service tank cars, only Company Service ones, and didn't get any revenue tank cars until the 130000 series was built in 1965. However, ORER's in 1943-1945 were noted "Note G - Cars in series 23000-2231601 are temporarily assigned to commercial service and are on a mileage basis effective March 1 , 1943, as covered by A.A.R. Circular No. T-117-L". Series 230000-231601 was for Company Service tank cars of which the Burlington had 300 in August 1943, down to 290 by May 1945. As an aside, when all the tank cars were renumbered from the 15xxxx series in 1938, four cars with steam coils were renumbered to 205272-205275 and 205290 but I don't know when the coils were removed (and they possibly joined the 230xxx series). Can anyone provide a date for the removal of the steam coils? Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ -----Original Message----- From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Phillips, III, J.A. Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2013 6:21 p.m. To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Subject: [CBQ] Oil on the Q in World War Two All- Another NPR report today on oil companies moving oil by rail as they can't get the Keystone XL pipe line built had me thinking about the NP's dedicated oil trains to support the war in the Pacific during WWII. Does anyone know the details (or has an article been written) on dedicated oil trains on the Q during WWII? Presume FWD-KC-Laurel, but anything is possible. As an addendum to the above, the NP's tank car fleet was just about nil in 1940 (just a handful for company service). Does anyone know how many tank cars the Q rostered in 1940 and then in 1945? With the War Production Board clamping down on who got what for the duration, I would like to know if they allocated any materials for tank car construction (as tankers were quickly taken up in war service and withdrawn from coastal/Gulf public trade). RSVP John Phillips Seattle __._,_.___
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