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So, did we ever aagree on an answer on this tank car? (UNCLASSIFIED)

Gatwood, Elden J SAD
 

Douglas Harding
 

Elden the car lettering says “paints - chemicals” and has what looks to be a Dupont logo on the left side. I seriously doubt that Heinz would be shipping vinegar in a chemical car. Perhaps the car was delivering a cleaning agent of some sort, or it had simply been off spotted.

 

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org

 
Tim O'Connor
 

Perfectly ordinary 103's were used for vinegar transport, so why not
an insulated 103? I don't think very much can be gleaned from a blurry
photo of a more or less generic tank car other than the owner advertised
paints, chemicals and food products. If it really is a Dupont tank car
as some one said, maybe it is used to transport acetic acid which is
basically vinegar without the water component but is a weak acid and
doesn't require the same handling as hydrochloric or sulfuric acids.

Tim O'Connor

HJ Heinz plant, flood of 1964, in front of vinegar processing plant...

Did they use insulated 103's like this for things that went into vinegar production? Heinz did, and still does, make malt vinegar, and white vinegar, to name two.

I would love to hear what you think?

Elden Gatwood
Charles Peck
 

Below the lettering of "paints   chemicals"  it says "durkee famous foods".  At one point Durkee
was part of Glidden  and Durkee was also a processor of soy beans.  Contents could have been
edible oils to Heinz or the car could have been at Heinz to receive some savory ingredient for 
one of the Durkee products.  Either way some of us eat a lot of stuff that could be called chemicals.
I would love to find a photo of one of the Durkee tank cars with the Durkees spelled out large on
the car side.  
And Durkees did have its own mark DFFX.
Chuck Peck in sunny Florida

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 3:53 PM, 'Douglas Harding' doug.harding@... [STMFC] <STMFC@...> wrote:
 

Elden the car lettering says “paints - chemicals” and has what looks to be a Dupont logo on the left side. I seriously doubt that Heinz would be shipping vinegar in a chemical car. Perhaps the car was delivering a cleaning agent of some sort, or it had simply been off spotted.

 

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org

 
SUVCWORR@...
 

Elden,

National Lead had a plant beside Heinz along River Road.  They manufactured Dutch Boy paint at that location.  This may have been set off for delivery to National Lead.  The car appears to be on the B&O line along the Allegheny River bank.

Rich Orr



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HJ
Heinz plant, flood of 1964, in front of vinegar processing plant...

Did they
use insulated 103's like this for things that went into vinegar production?
Heinz did, and still does, make malt vinegar, and white vinegar, to name
two.

I would love to hear what you think?

Elden
Gatwood




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