Re: What is this tank car?
Tony Thompson
Richard Hendrickson wrote:
From the early 1930s, Standard Oil of New Jersey controlled Skelly Oil via a holding company called Mission Corporation -- which also owned Tidewater Associated, so the leased tank car is no accident. After J. Paul Getty got control of Mission away from Standard, he continued the ownership of Tidewater Associated and Skelly via Mission well into the 1950s. I have touched on some of this history (the Tidewater Associated side) in a recent blog post. If you're interested, it's at: Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
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