MTL Gunderson Husky Stack well car

[Kisatchie]

...The US has gone 53 feet but MT will stay at 48, thank you very much...

Hmm... and Bachmann is
stuck with those ancient
K-4s...

[Denver Road Doug]

And then there's the post (on another page) re the convention showing the ad from NSR - from an unnamed manufacturer - showing six new 53 foot cans.   The US has gone 53 feet but MT will stay at 48, thank you very much...

Not everyone models "current".  Even in my former era of "Year 2000 or so", there were still a LOT of 48's around...even as late as 2008 I photographed a lot of them.  Less, to be sure, but they were still around in good numbers and not at all unusual at that point.

If these cars are made of metal so that they track better/when empty, I see there being a market for them.   Except...   MTL won't release them with any regularity, and when they do they'll likely be foobie paint schemes.    It's just what MTL does...they can't help themselves.   I just hope they aren't expecting a homerun with these, but at least if they're metal the undecs might do ok.

[jagged ben]

As far as I could tell, by about ten years ago most 48 stand-alone well cars (including the draw barred sets) had ended up in trash train service. 

Mind you though, the point isn't that no one wants to model trains with 48' husky stacks, it's just that most people who do probably have their MDC or Athearn versions already. 

[Missaberoad]

As far as I could tell, by about ten years ago most 48 stand-alone well cars (including the draw barred sets) had ended up in trash train service. 

Mind you though, the point isn't that no one wants to model trains with 48' husky stacks, it's just that most people who do probably have their MDC or Athearn versions already.

Many of them were also cut down into modern 40' well cars or stretched into 53' wells.

Chopped down 40' well car (notice the weld marks showing through the paint)

Lengthened BNSF 5 pack (I like how they didn't even repaint this one only a patch job)

and then there's this, Probably the best quote ever on a rail car lol 

If the 48-foot well cars are not being refurbished, Furman said, “They make really good bridges or anchors. That’s about all they are good for right now.”

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/goodbye-48s_20100719.html

[jagged ben]

I was not aware of the lengthened Maxi-IIIs.   Thanks for sharing that.

[Denver Road Doug]

As far as I could tell, by about ten years ago most 48 stand-alone well cars (including the draw barred sets) had ended up in trash train service. 

Mind you though, the point isn't that no one wants to model trains with 48' husky stacks, it's just that most people who do probably have their MDC or Athearn versions already.

I agree, we're sort of "burying the lead" here a bit...the reality is we have virtually no 53 foot cars that are more of a need for most modern modelers.

But back to the 48's one more time....I photographed a BNSF train in June of 2015 and 11 of the 118 platforms were 48ft wells.   Granted, that is an anomaly...I even remember thinking that at the time that it was unusual to see so many 48's in one train this late in the game.  But the reality is some haven't undergone conversion yet even today.

[Smike]

But back to the 48's one more time....I photographed a BNSF train in June of 2015 and 11 of the 188 platforms were 48ft wells. 

Whew... now I don't have to throw away those Athern and MDC 48's sitting in boxes 

[jagged ben]

... But back to the 48's one more time....I photographed a BNSF train in June of 2015 and 11 of the 118 platforms were 48ft wells. 

Yes, but how many were stand-alone wells like the Husky Stack?  I'm willing to bet one, with two 5 unit articulated sets making up the rest.

[Denver Road Doug]

Yes, but how many were stand-alone wells like the Husky Stack?  I'm willing to bet one, with two 5 unit articulated sets making up the rest.

How much you wanna bet? 

First of all, I made a typo...there were actually 14 not 11.

There were four stand-alone cars...three of them were drawbarred, though.   

BNSF203008 Gunderson Husky Stack
BNSF231168A Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set
BNSF231168B Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set
BNSF231168C Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set
BNSF240018A Gunderson Maxi-III 48ft Articulated
BNSF240018B Gunderson Maxi-III 48ft Articulated
BNSF240018C Gunderson Maxi-III 48ft Articulated
BNSF240018D Gunderson Maxi-III 48ft Articulated
BNSF240018E Gunderson Maxi-III 48ft Articulated
BRAN4716A Thrall 48ft Articulated
BRAN4716B Thrall 48ft Articulated
BRAN4716C Thrall 48ft Articulated
BRAN4716D Thrall 48ft Articulated
BRAN4716E Thrall 48ft Articulated

I have photos and video if anyone is interested.

[jagged ben]

I would have bet 5 bucks, and if not for your mistake forgetting the drawbarred set I would have won.

[Denver Road Doug]

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BNSF203008 Gunderson Husky Stack

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BNSF231168A Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set

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BNSF231168C Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set

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BNSF231168B Gunderson Husky Stack AP Drawbarred Set

Photos taken 6/4/2015 near Dickworsham siding north of Bellevue, TX on BNSF's Wichita Falls subdivision between Fort Worth and Amarillo.

[jereising]

Doug -

Images are not showing up...I had the same issue with Google and switched my image storage to flickr..addresses are too long, I've been told.

Just for S&G, I copied the url to a wp program...here's what it looks like in all it's glory:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2ViaZWpyv_wbxWgnyb_Ty4JVRKLUqh-jqHvJ0z7DvtTHu7Vh_5JreAMBVUBiyE_h5GS8ZMZ3fozEcZEISV27JYcpxCfFdis3Xk-vEuXJXQ0fcVj0e-JOuAcfSYVLtvtcFXk7a4tDCpnpIHdr13KD8Gb4yzzDOduqnw2Tbf4JrL1a7g4Fasenft0hl_WAqnndFVbovQbn9k727gxE-nW2lqiG4fOkIq1nBw1-rELU6oOJs3y3g8V146W_zLUh2ibOGeqlOe1ZnVa7Jq_W5hvTIEdjRmPmGA2ztlTlBH8rc7D8x9RzvDS6l2LZyS3xmGdQ3zvh2PHyGdBv4MrhTfkE-4crtBE5VqAJt9_9NoKdm5O31sMi4HNR6UUVRSCEHWHe2r_HlSB-MQSPDW3UQOvxljMpouEy7F0LbcZawFyHJ9cKVtUK4C2RNa9KppUJ3OPzmBdpRILz6xl9BiLF8T3errEuXNjC4N_VkqO_53hxO2yW4dP2uoNzoa3-4pEe9PlUpqk1cnWDo9JUmXEsusGuJDQF50w2KDO4RynLf-jEoe_jXD4ob1zPljSxRJhCmxwYmgn8xzeoWaEs57Lf1GsqxN16ZBOcSJk=w1284-h856-no

[nscaler711]

No images on my end either... Not even JEs link worked... Oh well...

[mu26aeh]

The images were there Saturday night   
 

[jereising]

No images on my end either... Not even JEs link worked... Oh well...

I knew it wouldn't work - just wanted to show what it looked like.  Somebody smarter than me (means about everybody) can maybe tell us why.

All I know is flickr and photobucket work and google doesn't any more.  Their loss.  A pity.  They usually do things right.