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1- lonsanto A- ,om .h*me location, st. Louis - General Offices June 3, 1968 iSjtCT fHCNCL Clearance of Vinyl Chloride tank cars i Mr. J. H. Knapp - Springfield " Mr. R. h. Dunlop Mr. H. T. Hale Mr, R. G, Wessels w ) i Since Dow is going to supply VCM from their Plaquemine, La. plant to Springfield until their facility at Freeport, Texas is completed, it may toe necessary to augment Monsanto's VCM fleet with some cars from Dow because the transit times from Plaquemine are longer than from Freeport. Dow presently has in their fleet some 31,000 gallon capacity VCM cars and has on order jEor--d.e 1 iv e_ry during the third and fourth quarter of 196S 38~,OOO^gsJlon VCM cars. Specifications for these cars are attSctredT^Will you please_rev-iew- them to determine if you anticipate any problems in accepting these cars -at Springfield in the event they are placed in service. If you have any questions, please let -me know. \ JHC/fs n Tvd'i- J. H haney J n f T a2L ' V ^t D - /) VINYL CHLORIDE TANK CARS 31.400 Cap. Length over Strikers 61* 11 1/8" H o Extreme Width Truck Centers 51' 1/8"" Wheel Base 6' Light Weight 90600#- Sump Yes Valve Setting 280.5# Excee Flow or Check Valve 3-2" Angle Valves Discharge Pipe 3-2" 2-2" Truck Capacity Max. Capacity 125 315000# Min, Radius Track Curvature 1. Tv;o like cars coupled together: 2. One car coupled to standard 40* 6" car 251' 2481 31,400 Cap. I 38.400 Cap 65' 9%" t 91 8" 791 11" 10' 8" 54' Ik" 57' 11" 6' ** 93200# 11* 114200# Yes Yes 280.5# 280.5# 3-2" 3-2" 3-3" 3(2x3 Bally 2-2" 125 315000# 150 Z'"394500 251* 248* 223' 324^^) s psivnfm'm