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'Tale of the Whale' in January 2018 Model Railroader

 

Gang,

Somehow I've managed to stumble into the digital edition of the January 2019 issue of Model Railroader (not sure how...) and on Page 26 is Jim Kelly's regular column "N Scale Insight."? The topic of his column for that issue is our old friend the A1G Whale-Belly Tank Car.? Jim's approach toward the car is more "What were they thinking?" but I'd counter that Roco's product for Atlas, released in 1970, had not been run before and hasn't been done since.? That's not the only A1G car that has that distinction.

Perhaps a Letter to the Editor is in order...

Cheers,
George
(your list-owner)
 

Thanks, George.

Yeah, he was around back then. He should know Atlas' strategy back then; the release of uncommon equipment, in addition to the usual stuff, which was exhibited in their locomotive models too.

Doug

In a message dated 11/28/2018 11:55:44 AM Central Standard Time, groups@... writes:

Gang,

Somehow I've managed to stumble into the digital edition of the January 2019 issue of Model Railroader (not sure how...) and on Page 26 is Jim Kelly's regular column "N Scale Insight."? The topic of his column for that issue is our old friend the A1G Whale-Belly Tank Car.? Jim's approach toward the car is more "What were they thinking?" but I'd counter that Roco's product for Atlas, released in 1970, had not been run before and hasn't been done since.? That's not the only A1G car that has that distinction.

Perhaps a Letter to the Editor is in order...

Cheers,
George
(your list-owner)

 

George,
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?


On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 10:55 AM, G.J. Irwin
<groups@...> wrote:
Gang,

Somehow I've managed to stumble into the digital edition of the January 2019 issue of Model Railroader (not sure how...) and on Page 26 is Jim Kelly's regular column "N Scale Insight."? The topic of his column for that issue is our old friend the A1G Whale-Belly Tank Car.? Jim's approach toward the car is more "What were they thinking?" but I'd counter that Roco's product for Atlas, released in 1970, had not been run before and hasn't been done since.? That's not the only A1G car that has that distinction.

Perhaps a Letter to the Editor is in order...

Cheers,
George
(your list-owner)

 

And here's an article on the prototype "whale," GATX 96500...

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/gatx096500.htm
--George

?
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?
_._,_
learmoia
 

Somewhere on the internet, I found a promo photo of the whale tank car coupled to a beer can tank (similar to the older Atlas model).. I didnt save it, and I wish I could find it again.


On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 11:07 G.J. Irwin <groups@... wrote:
And here's an article on the prototype "whale," GATX 96500...


--George

?
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?
_._,_
MIKE
 

I know of the photo that you are referring to, I saw?it in a magazine (I believe it was in Model Railroader) just after Atlas had released the tank car. When Atlas had released the beer can car in the GATX red scheme, I?bought one and ran it with the GATX whale car.? When people questioned me about it, I would tell them that the shipper could not get the full load into the one tank car.??

Michael



On Friday, November 30, 2018, 12:23:57 PM PST, learmoia <learmoia@...> wrote:


Somewhere on the internet, I found a promo photo of the whale tank car coupled to a beer can tank (similar to the older Atlas model).. I didnt save it, and I wish I could find it again.


On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 11:07 G.J. Irwin <groups@... wrote:
And here's an article on the prototype "whale," GATX 96500...


--George

?
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?
_._,_
 

Funny! I wonder which car the shipper started with?

\:^)

Doug

In a message dated 11/30/2018 4:35:41 PM Central Standard Time, goldrod_1@... writes:


?

I know of the photo that you are referring to, I saw?it in a magazine (I believe it was in Model Railroader) just after Atlas had released the tank car. When Atlas had released the beer can car in the GATX red scheme, I?bought one and ran it with the GATX whale car.? When people questioned me about it, I would tell them that the shipper could not get the full load into the one tank car.??

Michael



On Friday, November 30, 2018, 12:23:57 PM PST, learmoia <learmoia@...> wrote:


Somewhere on the internet, I found a promo photo of the whale tank car coupled to a beer can tank (similar to the older Atlas model).. I didnt save it, and I wish I could find it again.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 11:07 G.J. Irwin <groups@... wrote:
And here's an article on the prototype "whale," GATX 96500...

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/bynumber/gatx096500.htm
--George

?
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?
_._,_

?
learmoia
 

(If I can attach photos...)
Here is my pair.. :)...?

On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 16:35 MIKE via Groups.Io <goldrod_1=[email protected] wrote:

I know of the photo that you are referring to, I saw?it in a magazine (I believe it was in Model Railroader) just after Atlas had released the tank car. When Atlas had released the beer can car in the GATX red scheme, I?bought one and ran it with the GATX whale car.? When people questioned me about it, I would tell them that the shipper could not get the full load into the one tank car.??

Michael



On Friday, November 30, 2018, 12:23:57 PM PST, learmoia <learmoia@...> wrote:


Somewhere on the internet, I found a promo photo of the whale tank car coupled to a beer can tank (similar to the older Atlas model).. I didnt save it, and I wish I could find it again.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 11:07 G.J. Irwin <groups@... wrote:
And here's an article on the prototype "whale," GATX 96500...


--George

?
? That's a huge car by any standard whether it be scale or prototype.?
_._,_

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