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By:Jerry Sires
Dates:1/1/2008 - 1/1/2009
Album Info:An assortment of interesting freight cars and loads.
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RAIX 713
Title:  RAIX 713
Description:  Linde produced liquid argon used in the welding industries as well as liquid nitrogen and oxygen. I worked for Linde and this was the only exposed tankcar that I had ever seen. The majority of their tanks were mounted in boxcars that shielded the tanks from exposure to the sun which in turned would vaporize the liquids in the tanks due to the solar heating effect. The tanks would "smoke" causing concern by those not aware of the process to think something was wrong. As pressure builds up on the car a vent is provided to safely release excess pressure to the atmosphere. In this image you can clearly see and approximate 1.5 inch pipe routed upward coming from the control cabinet on the side of the tankcar.
Photo Date:  3/13/1987  Upload Date: 12/19/2012 5:58:03 AM
Location:  Avondale, LA
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  RollingStock
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Coke Boxcar
Title:  Coke Boxcar
Description:  At the time there was a shortage of coke hoppers so the Family Lines System converted old boxcars to hoppers by cutting loading holes in the roof to allow for loading.
Photo Date:  1/25/1992  Upload Date: 12/19/2012 5:59:03 AM
Location:  Avondale, LA
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  RollingStock
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CELX 6453
Title:  CELX 6453
Description:  Labor Day on a hunt for ATSF. Note the shields attached to the ends of this 6-axle tankcar.
Photo Date:  9/2/2002  Upload Date: 2/12/2013 8:30:31 PM
Location:  Pampa, TX
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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A pair of Abrams M1A1 Tanks on a military train at Gulfport, MS.
Title:  A pair of Abrams M1A1 Tanks on a military train at Gulfport, MS.
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Photo Date:  1/1/2009  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 1:43:18 AM
Location:  Gulfport, MS
Author:  Jerry Sires
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1491   Comments: 0


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