Tyco Single Dome Tank Car ~ Union 76 Oil ~ Billboard - Rd# SPKX 130

Description: We try to be Friendly to our international customers especially with our: UPS Standard to Canada,Very nice Rolling Stock - The name of the company - 76 - is not as well explained. There are theories online that describe the name stemming from an association with American independence - 1776 is the year of the American Revolution. Actually in 1932 Unocal was a union of 76 gas stations in California when the Corporation originally formed and so: Union 76. People know the 76 Station brand from the orange circle and blue numbers. As a reliable and known station since the 1930’s, 76 Stations have been a solid and strong contender in the oil and gas market because of their commitment to quality of product. The orange Ball did not come into play until 1962. These orange 76 balls were a part of the brand’s signage, but this kind of invention in signage was actually quite radical for the time. The designer, Ray Pederson, had referenced the typical gas station signage that was used as a “lollipop” style. This hampered its visibility in his mind, as it was only visible as it spun in two directions at a time. This hampered its visibility in his mind, as it was only visible as it spun in two directions at a time. This sphere became the 76 Ball was his solution to the lacking visibility in signage and it became instantly memorable. To see all of our listings visit: Ika's Train Store Tank car designs evolved to be longer and offer different types of linings so that more liquid products could be shipped by tank cars. A contemporary tank car can easily carry the max weight allowed on tracks, 286,000 pounds, because the reason now for making the steel plate thicker is to prevent punctures when there is a derailment or failure when it has been setting in a fire for a while. Because it took a while to develop the linings needed to protect steel, some products used wood tank cars long after oil had moved to metal cars. Another innovation was "funnel cars." These are built with a deliberate "bend" in the bottom to help thick liquids such as corn syrup to drain out. ** Industrial-History Through the years the most noticeable change in tank cars was in size. The 100 barrel tank became the most common size during the 1880’s (The Oil City Derrick and Oil & Gas Journal, 1934). The tanks were about 24-1/2 feet in length and 5 feet six inches in diameter (Redwood, 1913). Then in the 1890’s the tanks were lengthened to 32 feet long and 6' diameter which allowed a capacity of 190 barrels (Bolles, 1893). It seems like an increase in size and possibly other modifications happened every decade. The 32 foot (190 barrel) tank of the 1890’s was built of quarter-inch steel plate. It followed the usual design of having the inlet orifice at the top of the dome and the outlet valve at the bottom to which connecting lines could be attached for emptying. A car could also be unloaded by siphon from the top, but this wasn't the usual practice. In 1892 there were as many as ten thousand tank cars in use in the United States (Bolles, 1893). By 1916 there were eight different size tank cars for refined oils ranging from 86 barrels to 298 barrels (Bacon and Hamor, 1916) and also greater capacity tanks for crude oil. Earlier, some tank cars were divided into two or three compartments, each of which held a different refined product. But by the 1940’s that practice was mostly abandoned, the standard tank car carrying only one product at a time. Transverse baffles prevented surging when the car was moving (Shell, 1959). By the 1950’s and probably earlier, the tanks had a top central manhole for filling and for access to allow cleaning and repairs (Shell, 1959). Some of the large tank cars seen on the tracks today can carry over 600 barrels. They appear to have lost the conspicuous dome although there is a very small one and a device for loading as well as a safety valve. The silhouette of some modern tank cars departs from the strictly barrel-like horizontal cylinder by the ends turning upward somewhat and the middle sagging slightly downward. This shape allows better drainage of the contents and may help to accommodate sloshing when in motion. ***Samuel T. Pees The practice of painting advertisements on the freight cars of shippers and car owners dates well back into the 19th century. But in the 1920s, leasing companies realized they could contract with shippers to pass back usage payments beyond some agreed minimum.This led to an explosion of car leasing and, a corresponding explosion of billboard decoration of refrigerator cars. Railroad objections, especially to the usage payment rebates, led to hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission, which, taking effect in 1937, banned most of the leasing practices which had generated the car leasing bonanza. After World War II, a restrained billboard style made a modest comeback.Car-side advertising was only a detail of that ICC decision. But because it was the basis for a remarkable diversity of refrigerator car paint schemes in the era, the photographs of these cars have long held an interest for historians, railfans, and Model Railroader's. Note #1: I will combine shipping for multiple items. Please purchase the items but do *NOT* pay. I will review and calculate shipping as close as to what I have to pay. I will then forward an invoice with the adjusted shipping. If you do pay ahead of this recalculation I will refund the shipping difference as part of preparing the items for shipment. Note #2: I want you to be happy with your purchase and would appreciate you leaving positive feedback. In the event you are not, please contact me immediately before leaving feedback so we may resolve it. Thank you. Note #3: If not previously stated item(s) come from a smoke-free environment with cats. Note #4: This is a Grandma & Grandpa shop. We have a 4 business day shipping window (this means that if you pay for your order on a Friday it may not get shipping until the following Thursday). We do combine shipping especially when we are asked about it.If you want combined shipping, please purchase all your items in one order. If you purchase items in more than one order, send us a message so that we know about the additional items and box the orders together. (When items are bought in multiple orders, we do not always notice they were bought by the same person unless we are notified by the buyer.) We refund extra shipping charges when combined shipping is requested. If we ship items separately, we do not issue a shipping refund.For our International customers: YES!! we do combine shipping. The most economical way for you to buy multiple items from us is for you to send us a list of the items you want to buy. Do not purchase them as they are listed!! (This leads to higher than necessary fees & shipping.) Send us a complete list of all the items you want. Then we will cancel the listings for the items and turn them into a special listing just for you (We'll send you the listing named before making it active). It will have your full purchase with the correct shipping box size and weight. This saves you on the international fees & shipping.

Price: 6.04 USD

Location: London, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-17T13:40:14.000Z

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