tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post877506944737778723..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: Oil Trains and TankTrains to CN's Bath SpurErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-70994998599117319822012-12-05T19:57:29.853-05:002012-12-05T19:57:29.853-05:00Thanks for that photo link, Michael. I wonder if ...Thanks for that photo link, Michael. I wonder if that was a deadhead move of the cars, positioning them for storage at Lennox?<br /><br />Half of the plant's generating capacity is now slated to be be gas-fired.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66269354170425072822012-12-05T16:09:13.608-05:002012-12-05T16:09:13.608-05:00Thanks for the info, looks like I photographed car...Thanks for the info, looks like I photographed cars that were part of this train in 2007.<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtlwestrailfan/8239007739/Michael Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465303477138014517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-88367991247267400012012-02-22T17:33:05.974-05:002012-02-22T17:33:05.974-05:00That's a good story, Ron. I've heard foot...That's a good story, Ron. I've heard football was a game of inches, but I didn't think spotting the TankTrain was! <br /><br />Thanks for your comments,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-66019698430264692172012-02-22T15:34:02.612-05:002012-02-22T15:34:02.612-05:00Hi Eric,
I was in the vicinity of LGS with my scan...Hi Eric,<br />I was in the vicinity of LGS with my scanner on after watching the Tank-Train arrive and heard the following exchange;<br />Trainmaster (female) Could you move it up about six inches, we can't make the coupling work.<br />Engineer, what do you think I got here-----a wheelbarrow'.<br /><br />Ron BarrettRon Barrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-77271373141187784412009-07-06T17:38:41.726-04:002009-07-06T17:38:41.726-04:00Hi Elijah, the Ultratrain doesn't operate quit...Hi Elijah, the Ultratrain doesn't operate quite as far as Kingston, so I haven't actually seen it. Closest I've heard it is when the power was being wyed once at Queens. But it's always good to get ideas of what interests Trackside Treasure's readers.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-34494328697103491792009-07-05T21:56:13.071-04:002009-07-05T21:56:13.071-04:00This is quite interesting! Are you going to do a p...This is quite interesting! Are you going to do a post about the Ultratrain service next?Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-86967164898155318682009-07-05T17:47:02.591-04:002009-07-05T17:47:02.591-04:00Hi Robert, thanks for the kind comments. TankTrai...Hi Robert, thanks for the kind comments. TankTrain connections comprise a 10-inch hose with a three-quarter-inch air hose. During loading, oil pumped into the first car displaced vapour which was vented, and each car filled in turn this way. Unloading reversed the procedure, as compressed air was pumped in and the entire set unloaded via a single pipe connection. There was less need to move the train this way, whereas before TankTrain, each tank car's plug was pulled allowing the oil to flow into a pipe catchpit while in motion, this process being much slower. Hope this helps, Eric.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-76778375926912767222009-07-04T22:13:46.869-04:002009-07-04T22:13:46.869-04:00Eric - Great post - however would like to know mor...Eric - Great post - however would like to know more about the loading/unloading process of these oil unit trains!Robert in Port Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807813545873570119noreply@blogger.com