05-24-2013, 04:03 AM
jwb Wrote:For what it's worth, the specific prototype of that Athearn 62-foot tank car was railroad-owned, for company diesel fuel. The GN and Burlington come to mind as owners, and the BN rebuilt them for use as fuel tenders between SD40-2s in the 1980s. They are a design from the 1960s and are most useful as kitbash fodder. Naturally, you can do as you please as far as how you run them, but that's what they are.
Great piece of info here, being based in the UK I could do with some reference point on car types and their uses. In this case the tank car appears to be a model of a very specific prototype.
Could you suggest an online source or books that are worth tracking down?
Here's one of mine which I bought but I'm not sure of its actual use... <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH73767">http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default ... D=ATH73767</a><!-- m -->
I get the feeling it is a model of an older tank car because it has side walkways which do not seem to be present on more modern tank cars.
Aplogies for going of topic...
ColinW