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Western Railroad Discussion > QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank carsDate: 07/15/06 11:51 QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank cars Author: rbx551985 QU: I saw a huge number of these NdeM tank cars heading north on Southern Pacific freight trains through Fresno CA in the late 1980s -- and always wondered what commodity they carried. ???:
http://gelwood.railfan.net/ndem/ndem126041av.jpg (If it's a HAZMAT that's otherwise classified, just ignore the question.) Date: 07/15/06 13:00 Re: QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank cars Author: toledopatch Placard holder is empty, ergo not likely to be hazardous -- though there were certain commodities not placarded then that are now. My guess from the looks of the car: animal tallow.
Date: 07/15/06 14:28 Re: QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank cars Author: AC4400CWGEVO They were use by NdeM to carry any petro chemical product,
back on the days you could easily see all those kind of cars around the refinery's in Mexico. By the way Pemex has some cars were the ends were painted red or green on both sides. Walthers did some of those in HO scale long time ago. Rgds Ac4400cwgevo http://www.trainsondvd.biz Date: 07/15/06 19:32 Re: QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank cars Author: lynnpowell I have see them in Modesto and Tracy, lettered for "vegetable oil" service.
Date: 07/16/06 10:46 Re: QU about commodity carried in NdeM tank cars Author: rbx551985 lynnpowell Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I have see them in Modesto and Tracy, lettered for > "vegetable oil" service. THIS is what I suspected. Now, all I'm wondering is what KIND of vegetable oil? Soybean Oil? Corn Oil? Sunflower Oil? Peanut Oil? [FILL IN THE BLANK--] oil? Thanks, guys, for the answers (above AND any to follow up). |