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In collecting some more cars I have found that there is a style difference between the #2261 Gulf tank car and the other tank cars in the group. On the Gulf car there is no railing around the dome only a ladder up to the dome, on all the other cars in this group from Roco there is a railing.

Michael Bishop

Michael,
I just checked my tank cars. Those numbered 2261 thru 2264 have no railing. Numbers 2265 thru 2268 have the railing. After the first four cars they must have decided to add the railing.
Bob Parsons

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Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 12:22 AM
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Subject: [a1g] Roco #2261 Gulf tank car


In collecting some more cars I have found that there is a style difference between the #2261 Gulf tank car and the other tank cars in the group. On the Gulf car there is no railing around the dome only a ladder up to the dome, on all the other cars in this group from Roco there is a railing.

Michael Bishop





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Bob,
I have not run into a 2262, 2263 or 2264 with out the railings. I know that the 2265 thru 2268 have the full cage around the dome, but these were by Rivarossi. Check out ? in the photos of the tank cars the Gulf does not have railing while others do. Does this mean that there were two styles for both cars? Thanks for the info.
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Michael Bishop?

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Michael,
I just checked my tank cars. Those numbered 2261 thru 2264 have no railing. Numbers 2265 thru 2268 have the railing. After the first four cars they must have decided to add the railing.
Bob Parsons

From: MIKE
Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 12:22 AM
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Subject: [a1g] Roco #2261 Gulf tank car

In collecting some more cars I have found that there is a style difference between the #2261 Gulf tank car and the other tank cars in the group. On the Gulf car there is no railing around the dome only a ladder up to the dome, on all the other cars in this group from Roco there is a railing.

Michael Bishop

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My Gulf car is like Michael's, it has no railings, just the ladders. The other RoCo cars have railings but they are just on the sides and there isn't any platform around the dome.

The position of the brake wheel and shaft on my Gulf car is also different from the others. It's on the left instead of the right with the wheel toward you.

My otherwise identical Life-Like Gulf car has railings and a platform that encircles the dome.

Doug

Oh, and yes, the last four cars of the series are completely different and were made by Rivarossi, as Michael said.

Doug