Rail Whales Part 1 - Giant Tank Cars

My friend MIke Palmieri (formerly of New Orleans) used to host a web site called "Rail Whales" that hosted pics of giant tank cars, depressed-center flat cars, and other huge rail cars. In fact, some of the pics below were photos I shared with him for his site. 

Most of the 6- and 8-axle large-capacity tank cars of the 1960s have either been scrapped or are due for scrapping. I was lucky enough to see a lot of them passing through New Orleans on their way to/from the Louisiana/Texas chemical coast. They were typically filled with really nasty chemicals

DUPX #29648 6-axle tetrahydrofuran tank car at Jourdan Road in CSX Gentilly Yard NOLA 01-2001

DUPX #29702 8-axle ethylene glycol tank car westbound from CSX Gentilly Yard at Jourdan Road NOLA 09-05-1995

DUPX #29706 8-axle Ethylene Glycol tank car westbound in SP train on NS along Florida Avenue NOLA 09-1995




DUPX #29728 Ethylene Glycol 8-axle tank car at Elaine Avenue in CSX Gentilly Yard NOLA 2000

DUPX #29738 westbound ethylene glycol 8-axle tank car crossing Old Gentilly Road east of CSX Gentilly Yard NOLA 04-02-1995

DUPX #29745 Ethylene Glycol 8-Axle Tank Car NOPB France Road Yard 1997

DUPX #29769 Ethylene Glycol 8-Axle Tank Car NOPB France Road Yard 1997

DUPX #12402 Ethylene Glycol tank car at Elaine Avenue in CSX Gentilly Yard NOLA 2 02-04-1996