I can't say "typically" but during WW2 they were used to move kerosene. Early in the war when the u-boats were severely affecting coastal tanker traffic. Attached from Library of Congress. LV 27248 wi

That's an Owens-Corning Figerglass tank. Looks like a 20,000 tank OC sold their 3 plant in 1995 to Fluid Containment. One of those plants was in Mt Union PA. Nice Slide. Rich Chapin Basking Ridge NJ

Tug is the "BumbleBee" a New Haven Tug. Can't tell if moving north or south.

Yes, but a perfect car to have for a grand child to watch go round and round a layout.

Just read the referenced article and saw nothing about giving eBay a credit card number; also, it applies to “managed payments”. I did not receive the eBay “notice” that caused this thread, but I see

Perhaps someone forgot to remove the placard????

Notes for the photos say "Courtesy of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, New York." wonder where photo taken, doesn't look like anything near NYC Rich Chapin Basking Ridge NJ

LV ORER Apr 1900 lists series 80000 to 80400 "Box, 8-wheel", not listed 1898 I have, have no 1899. Rich Chapin

Sehr Gut!! Nioce array of freight cars, especially the gon with cement bottles!

I believe the attached Patent this is the calcium carbide container in that Linde Flat Car. The Linde Car is not a LCL drop side gon, although I can't say what type it is. What's the date of the conta

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photo date 1927 49 CFR regulates hazardous materials not structural loads, although there were AAR rules that were the predecessors of hazmat since 1911 I suspect AAR had practices for over-sized load

The "Report of the Mechanical Advisory Committee to the Federal Coordinator of Transportation" [Dec 27, 1935] indicates the B&O had 300 LCL merchandise containers since 1929. Capacity 420 cubic ft, wi

Alum treated the surface water to removed solids, makes the water clear. Rich Chapin

try this link from the Smithsonian https://siarchives.si.edu/.../collections-care-guidelines-resources/ive-got-mold-my-files I found it by goggling how do I remove mold from old paper

Railmodel Journal Sept 1989 says RI converted 222 if those outside braced gons into piggy flats. Doesn't say when, but the pic with that article says "circa 1962" Rich Chapin

That's a Great Photo!! THX!!! Rich Chapin

both are bases, anhydrous ammonia weak, caustic strong, net result of mixing would be to drive ammonia gas out, not good it uncontrolled conditions. now in a production facility with controls?, could

Has look of a large air-handling system. Structure doesn't look heavy enough [i.e, the cross-sections of the sheet metal] to handle water. Nice shot, love gon loads, Thx Rich Chapin Basking Ridge, NJ

A search of the Trains Index for “Lofton” yielded 26 articles in Mainline Modeler; these are the closest to you query on a “Rock Island war time hopper” War Emergency Gons - 41' AAR design by Martin L

Google “calcium carbide container” and you’ll see drums [55 gal] and 5 gal plastic pails and some neat container cars—all currently used; use the wayback machine then imagine the interior of the car w