Richard, I agree. I remember back in the 60s and 70s when I lived back East in Minnesota even the radio personalities were confused. WCCO radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul was always braying "Here in the

Guys,, My first post military job was at the Sunoco plant in Boston, Ma.. When we rec'd a tanker of gas it was clear; the chemist in the tank farm would add yellow to the low grade, and

Please note that I wrote "far west." You easterners tend to think that "west" is anything west of the Appalachians. Those of us who are natives of the real west know that "west" starts at the

That is the only difference in most gasolines today and back then. My grand father had a Standard Station i KCK in the early 40s. If Standard was out of a grade of gas they went over to Mobil or

In a message dated 1/25/2006 10:26:43 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, thompson@... writes: So this would be gasoline from the Akinbak Mountains?? Wow! You can learn a lot on this list

In a message dated 1/25/2006 10:19:44 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, thompson@... writes: Salt Lake ain't even half way to the coast from Denver. Get used to it, Tim. The west is

In a message dated 1/25/2006 9:14:19 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, railstuf@... writes: And before someone jumps on Tony as an author/publisher criticizing another, let me, as another

of put the Peter, I don't get it. How did the dye change the refinery product into fuel for those companies? Were their fuels a different color from everyone else's?? Thanks, -Jeff -- Jeff

Richard, I think Sinclair was pretty big in the west, just not on the COAST... Honestly you guys are so provincial at times! :-) Tim O'Connor

They were very distinctive hopper cars: 55' long over coupler pulling faces, prominent external truss framing like a helium car, 6 unloading outlets, small round loading hatches....... See Train

Peter Bowers wrote: When I was a kid, I remember one time riding with my Dad late at night back to LA from the Orange County beaches. We passed the Signal refinery in Long Beach and there were

Definitely not Mobil, which marketed only in the east and midwest at that time. Sinclair did not market in the far west (Salt Lake City was about as far west as they got). Associated Oil Co., the

John golden replies: "Hey Brian, All, Has anyone investigated if the ends from a Branchline 40-ft. box car kit or other mfr's kit can be used on this car? It would be a lot of effort but would

Brian writes: "I'm working on this car from the Cocoa Beach clinic and I want to graft the correct ends on the car. The drawing shows IDE 3/4 with rectangular top rib, and the darts between the

Pat can you describe the cars?

Jim, If you can find a copy of "Guide To Gasoline Company Logos", I'd highly recommend getting it for your

Jim and Lisa Hayes wrote: I replied: Another source of what company retailed petroleum products in the Northwest in the late 1950's would be the Moody's Industrial Manuals. This, however, would

At 03:17 PM 1/25/06, you wrote:The ones you would see might not be owned I think you will also find that the chemist was the magic man at a lot of refineries. My Dad sailed in the 30's and the

Jared Harper wrote: Which proves the two adages. One, the more you learn, the more you realize that you don't know; and two, the only use of knowledge is to ask better questions. Tim Gilbert

Jim and Lisa Hayes wrote: A concise history of whatever happened to Standard Oil after the break up of the Trust in 1911 and their marketing territories is at http://www.us-highways.com/sohist.htm .