The X in front of the number would seem to indicate a company service car.

As such, it likely carried kerosene for lanterns, engine lubricants of various 

sorts, journal oil, and other such supplies in drums or cases of  grease.

Chuck Peck

On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 3:06 PM mel perry <clipper841@...> wrote:

can anyone identify what an oil car was?

and why a separate classification?

thanks

mel perry

On Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 11:09 AM Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:

Photo: UP Livestock Car 60156 (1895)

Photo from the Sioux City Public Museum:

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/?siouxcityjournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/f8/af8ad4b3-f4cc-5521-9314-a0c07d569482/536574c6681e5.image.jpg

Bob Chaparro

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