Tanks and more Tanks

I see a few tanks, and then I see a bunch of boxcars.

I'll see your four tanks and raise you...

I remember seeing long strings of those black tanks on the B&O, and the PRR heading to the refineries in South Philly. 

Hey guys tanks for the tanks.

Big Jim posted:

I'll see your four tanks and raise you...

Hardly any smoke from looks like a Y family locomotive.  Well maintained fire?

Also, we equate the N&W with coal hoppers, not tanks. Was this picture taken during WWII when there were many "unit" oil trains?

Dominic Mazoch posted:

Big Jim posted:

I'll see your four tanks and raise you...

Hardly any smoke from looks like a Y family locomotive.  Well maintained fire?

Also, we equate the N&W with coal hoppers, not tanks. Was this picture taken during WWII when there were many "unit" oil trains?

Yes,during WWII. Train is heading north up the Shenandoah Div. The train is about ten miles out of Roanoke at the north end of Cloverdale. This is a starting up a pretty steep grade and should have a lot of smoke seen, IF, the train was moving (which I doubt). There is a good chance that this photo was "staged" by the company with the train sitting still. As with most "company" photos, there was a lot of "touching up" done, hence, no smoke. If you look close enough, you can tell where the smoke was.

Guys...got several alerts to non-real trains posts.  Those were deleted.  This is the "Real Trains" category. 

Thanks

Love me some tank cars, but only have 8.

Here's 2 Seaboard Fuel Oil cars:

BIG JIM: Upon a second closer look, there IS faint smoke visible in that photo.

Interesting. You can see the “old school” photo editing of the smoke plume. Grif Teller comment d once that PRR management would never allow his calendar paintings to show billowing smoke. A thin wisp of steam was the most they’d agree to. Maybe with PRR then having major ownership in N&W, the aversion to visible smoke was shared. Great historic shots!

Nice pics!  Tanks!

Not sure why I was expecting shots of a military train ... :-)