Test Track: Weaver GP-38 + 30 Tankers (1 of 3)

Not a unit train since the "commodities" vary wildly, I simply strung together most of the tankers in my collection, only to find that I had more of them than I had previously thought. Here, one Weaver GP38 pulls the entire train, originally doubleheaded until the MTH unit started misbehaving.

Tankers are from Atlas O, MTH, Lionel, Weaver and K-Line. Only one needed coupler adjustments, and yes one of the jumbo tankers was derailed in the early runby (the switch re-railed it). I got some decent "hotshot" runbys in the third section of this video.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• O-Gauge
• Weaver
• Lionel
• MTH
• AtlasO
• K-Line
• tank
• car
• tankers
• engelhard
• j.m.huber
• pyrofax
• royster
• BASF
• suburban-propane

[parim31]

why does the second englehard tanker at 1:03 look smaller than the one before it? is it a different brand?

[RailRide]

@parim31

The larger one is an MTH, the smaller one is K-Line. As far as I know, all the Engelhard tankers are by different manufacturers, and represent different-sized prototypes.

[parim31]

@RailRide hmm that ruins the true scale appearance doesnt it? which is the more accurate size for o gauge, MTH or K-line? why cant they just make them true scale? Thanks for the info.

[RailRide]

@parim31

"Different sized prototypes" means the real 1:1 scale cars come in different sizes. Different liquids have different densities, and the cars are sized accordingly so that a full car doesn't damage the track. The liquids carried in 8000-gallon cars would likely overload a 33,000-gallon car .

Declaring "scale" or "not scale" with most tank cars requires you to know a lot more about the dimensions of specific real-life cars. It's a rookie move to assume they're all the same height.

[trainlover479]

i just have two questions, how many steamers do u have and do u pull frieght with them?

[RailRide]

@trainlover479

Of the ones that are fully functional and not needing any repairs, eleven. Freight is pretty much all they will pull because all my passenger cars already have specific diesels assigned to them.

[83dubbie]

The second tank car behingd the engine is bent I see it wobble. Nice vid love the tankers

[conrailbuff]

i love the clicky-clack the "steel" wheels make over the rail joints. on my HO scale layout that ALWAYS happens, i dont even TRY to make those sounds it just happens. haha ive noticed how loud it is too...thats kewl!

[RailRide]

optical illusion :)

[LuigiLuigi8989]

um dude i hate to break it t ou but theres 31 tankers!