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 Posted - June 20 2013 : 07:23:03 AM
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The world of Gorden Varney tank cars. Not Life Like cars. I have 23 different ones of these and will post photos here of them. They were a lot of different road names. Some of these names were released in different road numbers. There were 2 different cars. One riveted and one welded. Some cars I have found were released in both types. I hope you like them.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 08:08:44 AM
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* I will list by there recording road numbers. And type.
** First one is ATSF 95007.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 08:39:24 AM
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Second one Is another Santa Fe car. ATSF 101045. gasoline only.
This car is decals and not original . It is here because it looks nice.
frank
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:15:37 AM
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The third car is the first welded tank car. No rivets. No side of dome platforms.
BECCO Hydrogen Peroxide, BECX 8914.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:20:52 AM
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Next : GATX 648. Carbide and Carbon Chemicals.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:24:43 AM
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GATX 1005.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:33:22 AM
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GATX 1010.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:36:09 AM
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GATX 6249. A Dow Chemical Latex tank car. Last number 8 has been added.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:41:09 AM
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GATX 62432. Dow Chemical Latex car, dark blue.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:44:49 AM
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post 10
GATX 62432. Welded car. lighter blue. Dow Chemical, Latex car.
v-40
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 11:58:56 AM
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single dome box cars? 
These are called TANK cars, silly
Anyway cool stuff
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 2:33:19 PM
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Gulf Oil Corporation, GRCX 3882.
V-56
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 8:07:14 PM
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quote:
WHAT are you talking about, Ben? I looked at all his posts, he never used the word Box anywhere in any of them. You're hearing the voices in your head again. LOL.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 8:57:22 PM
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My next is the Koppers Chemical tank car. KPCX 2103.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 9:01:40 PM
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Sinclair SDRX 38000. A hard to find one.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 9:11:30 PM
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Sinclair SDRX 38001. A easy one to find.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 9:16:45 PM
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Sinclair SDRX 38001 Welded car.
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Posted - June 20 2013 : 9:20:34 PM
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Petro-Tex SHPX 2142.
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Posted - June 21 2013 : 09:06:11 AM
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SHPX 4611, Dimazine. AC&F Co.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 12:19:16 AM
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Awesome cars Frank!!!
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 03:51:40 AM
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TANKS... A LOT!
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 07:15:20 AM
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** Texaco. TCX 6305. Lettering is perfect on this car. When I detail it with hand rail and ladder I'll replace photo.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 07:17:12 AM
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** Texaco TCX 6305 Welded car.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 07:19:04 AM
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** Texaco TCX 7204. A second road number.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 07:22:37 AM
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** UTLX 214 AC&F Co.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 07:23:32 AM
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** UTLX 227 AC&F Co.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 1:48:39 PM
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** UTLX 1956. Bay-Sol.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 1:49:38 PM
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** UTLX 1957' Bay-Sol.
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Posted - June 22 2013 : 1:50:53 PM
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** UTLX 25149, Goodyear. That is it for my Plastic bodied single dome Tank cars by Varney. Always looking for more. Some of these have metal frames.
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Posted - November 29 2014 : 7:50:23 PM
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I got a another tank car today at the Edison NJ train show.
It has the same recording markings as the Petro-Tx tank car SHPX 2143.
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| I have the UTLX 220 that my wife found at a yard sale. It has Kadee couplers and Kadee sprung trucks.
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Posted - October 31 2016 : 08:45:39 AM
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In here with all my Varney Single dome tank cars is a special one I got yesterday at the Wayne train show. I did list it with the other stuff, but after removing it from the stand and throwing away what was left of the broken old trucks. Gordon Varney made these for Train modelers who wanted a train display in their office area or work bench.
I got this from a dealer I know along with everything else I got yesterday.
Frank
The Varney Tank Car display. It has the Varney name, The city Varney trains were made in, and even the part number for it on the bottom of the track display stand.
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Posted - October 31 2016 : 10:50:17 AM
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| Nice find Frank!
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Posted - October 31 2016 : 11:42:42 AM
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quote:Nice find Frank!
Originally posted by Erich - October 31 2016 : 10:50:17 AM
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Erich thank you. I never knew that anything like that existed. I got lucky.
Here is Varney's standard BECCO tank car. On the display model all the red lettering has almost entirely faded away.
Frank
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Posted - November 03 2016 : 08:55:00 AM
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But the display model has the "dome platform" and ladders!
Why not swap the tank?
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Posted - November 03 2016 : 09:04:55 AM
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quote:But the display model has the "dome platform" and ladders!
Why not swap the tank?
Originally posted by Erich - November 03 2016 : 08:55:00 AM
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I was thinking of exactly that Erick. I have a better painted one that hasn't faded yet. Just got to remember to do it. I have already changed mine. I didn't like the way Varney screwed the whole thing together. It was too tight and destroyed the trucks. I use 4 wheel stops and the car is held in place, but can still come off to inspect it. Train people always want to hold a train, and get a better look at it. No use having something on a table top no one can enjoy except from a distance.
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