...and FEC has a fuel tender car. Not this type, but a "Tanktainer" for cng in a well flat car. You import the well flat.....
Nice. (Extreme high-water design for hurricane service.) 
Those look fantastic! I just ordered one of each.
Cheers, Pete
"All new tooling?" That's a change of direction. Maybe there'll be some passenger cars from "all new tooling". Or anything else, for that matter.
The Tide tanker will really stand out mixed in a freight train. Ordered 2 and thanks for the bonus autos.
A Corn Products corn syrup tanker would be nice for the Pepsi bottling plant.
Terry
Did they ever come out with the Tide boxcar?
@cabinet Bob posted:Wow!!!!! $120. 00 free stuff and 11% rebate... can't go wrong....by ordering 4 tank cars
So the tank cars appear to cost $17.79 each on the Menards web site. Do they qualify as an item that is $19.95+. ?
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Great looking cars!
I too would love some Hooker tankers (they had several logos over the years if you want to go all out).
Also would love ADM (molecule logo), Corn Products, Sinclair Oil, Lion Oil, Monsanto, there are just so many possibilities! Hard to go wrong with any of the oil or chemical companies.
I bought the TankTrain 3 dome tankers. If you made them in this model I might just have to buy them again!
Old Weaver tooling? Maybe?
Out of nowhere comes great new cars with new tooling. I don't think it is Weaver tooling. Lionel got all the USA tooling. Tank car was a good choice. And there are a lot of paint schemes Menards can do. I think there will be more new tooling to come down the road in the future.......Paul 2 👍👍👍
Can the M&M tank cars be far behind ?
Very nice cars, Menards is really taking things to another level.
Dave
Ordered a Tide six pack. Will split with my club.
Where MENARDS is based it would make sense that they have a Burlington Northern green and black tank car produced some time.
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Andrew
I will be making my trip to North Dakota in October and that is going to be on my list of must have! Nice work!
I feel like these cars are old K-line tooling. They kinda look similar to them.
@Trainlover9943 posted:I feel like these cars are old K-line tooling. They kinda look similar to them.
Then you need to get the new tank car from MENARDS and the tank car from K-Line. Take photos of each and compare them in a new post.
Andrew
@falconservice posted:Then you need to get the new tank car from MENARDS and the tank car from K-Line. Take photos of each and compare them in a new post.
Andrew
That really wasn't what I was getting at. I was saying the Menards cars look similar to the K line cars. Maybe the same tooling? Not sure. That was my point.
@Trainlover9943 posted:That really wasn't what I was getting at. I was saying the Menards cars look similar to the K line cars. Maybe the same tooling? Not sure. That was my point.
The K-Line modern tank cars were aluminum extrusions, though. I doubt these are, given their price point (which surprised me--at first glance I thought they'd be at least $25-$30)
---PCJ
Congrats on a new tooling project, Mark. 
Hope this is the start of a trend with Menards.
HOMERUN!!!!!
I like the CONRAIL blue tank cars.
Andrew
If you make a SOO LINE tank car it must have the 1974 modern style logo.
Andrew
Very encouraging to see new tooling from Menards. I like the choice of the modern tanker as well.
I’ll be buying the Conrail to fit my Chicago Line train. 👍
Very nice cars, look forward to getting some on the rails! Compare with Lionel:
Both are a bit "high water": compare the frame elevation above the top of the coupler, it does look like the Menard's is a bit higher, but works on O27, while the Lionel specifies O31. The Lionel does not have the end step. The Lionel is 11", while Menard's is 10.5".
Anyone have success lowering either car? I don't think the coupler will hit the steps at O36?
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Tank cars are supposed to ride high so they can be unloaded from the hard to reach valve on the bottom.
Here are some examples of tank cars that came through Vicksburg, Michigan.
Andrew
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Great job Menards, a big thumbs up, with the new tooling, and, new release of these modern style tank cars! I like them all, but, the Tide tank car is a winner, for sure!
I look forward to seeing other paint schemes on these cars in the future! I might possibly buy a few and repaint them, and apply my own choice of decals, too.
It will be fun to see if there is new tooling for other styles of equipment in the future, as well!
Rusty
@falconservice posted:Tank cars are supposed to ride high so they can be unloaded from the hard to reach valve on the bottom.
Here are some examples of tank cars that came through Vicksburg, Michigan.
Andrew
@Ken-Oscale posted:
Both are a bit "high water": compare the frame elevation above the top of the coupler, it does look like the Menard's is a bit higher, but works on O27, while the Lionel specifies O31. The Lionel does not have the end step. The Lionel is 11", while Menard's is 10.5".
Anyone have success lowering either car? I don't think the coupler will hit the steps at O36?
Not that high... A ground man would need a ladder to reach the stirrups. The prototype's stirrups are about even with the centerline of the truck's roller bearings. On the Menards car, the stirrup is above the truck side frame.
It's the nature of the trucks Menards is using.
Rusty
The 3-Rail O gauge size wheels on the trucks make everything look too high.
You are going to have to put PROTO:48 trucks on this car to make it ride realistically.
Andrew
It's a $20.00 Tank car. If anyone is truly concerned about it riding realistically, then they really should just buy a scale car and not bother with this ... toy tank car. lol
These will have no problem fitting right in with everything else I run on my railroad. Again, great job Menards!
Rusty
I wonder if some of the complainers are comparing the Menards $20 tank car to other companies $80 to $110 scale tank cars.
Greetings Mark, the Menards train guy: Is this new tank car design your idea? Regardless, if it is or not, it can only be described in one word: FUNtastic!
Not nitpicking, but reporting marks on private owner freight (and passenger cars) are always followed by the letter "X". Thus the Tide car should be letterted PGX, followed by the car number. This holds true with all cars released that are not decorated for railroad companies..
Item: When CSX was created by merging the Chessie System and Seaboard System railroads, it initially used CSX for the reporting mark on it's freight car fleet. It was quickly advised by the Gov boys, that the letter "X" was not to be used on it's equipment, due to the fact CSX was a railroad and not a private non-rail company. It responded by adding the letter "T" after CSX. In other words, CSXT stands for CSX Transportation.
@falconservice posted:The 3-Rail O gauge size wheels on the trucks make everything look too high.
You are going to have to put PROTO:48 trucks on this car to make it ride realistically.
Andrew
Don't need P:48 trucks. Regular O scale or 3-rail trucks with a normal bolster will do.
Rusty
Yeah, private owner cars are suppose to have an "X" at the end of the reporting mark. But, for $20 bucks, I'll add the "X" ... if I ever get around to it ... on second thought ... It's a $20 toy tank car, I don't care.
Rusty ..... "Former rivet counter"
I'm impressed. If Menards can do them for twenty bucks why can't the others?
Seeing how people are looking at the Menards offerings, and wanting more realistic fidelity, is a sign of a market not being served. Putting an “X” on the markings is a simple cost effective way of improving the product, thus gaining market share.
MTH built a model train company by listening to it’s customers. I think Menards has the same approach. We need to fill the gaps from losing MTH.
Right Mark? 😄👍
