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By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1976 - 11/17/2018
Album Info:Photos of tank cars of all descriptions. Modelers feel free to use these photos to assist in your modeling efforts.
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Good advice
Title:  Good advice
Description:  This unnamed tank car at Selkirk has some good advice, not just for cleaning the car, but for other aspects of life as well. Protect your tool!!!
Photo Date:  8/11/1985  Upload Date: 10/7/2014 3:26:08 AM
Location:  Selkirk, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  625   Comments: 1
Smallest tank
Title:  Smallest tank
Description:  This is the smallest tank car I have ever seen. Was not close enough to see capacity, but has to be under 10000 gallons. Look at it in comparison to the car its coupled to.
Photo Date:  3/20/1986  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 3:59:48 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  612   Comments: 1
Pay attention!!!
Title:  Pay attention!!!
Description:  This tank car of cyanic acid was being switched at the East Binghamton CP yard-very carefully. This stuff can kill you. In reality, it was an empty, which went back in general freight-but there's probably still enough residue in the car to kill you. The loaded cars came in on a special move.
Photo Date:  4/5/1991  Upload Date: 3/19/2015 2:53:23 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  283   Comments: 1
Rolling oil
Title:  Rolling oil
Description:  A southbound oil train crosses the diamond at Wagoner OK. The train is on the ex MKT, it is crossing the ex MP.
Photo Date:  5/19/2011  Upload Date: 2/13/2015 2:37:32 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  158   Comments: 1
Short tank
Title:  Short tank
Description:  This short tank car was on a southbound UP train at Wagoner on the ex MP
Photo Date:  11/29/2014  Upload Date: 12/5/2014 2:44:57 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  261   Comments: 0
Army tank
Title:  Army tank
Description:  Not the kind you were thinking of. This one is on display at a park in Williams Ariz.
Photo Date:  4/4/2015  Upload Date: 9/19/2015 3:14:20 AM
Location:  Williams, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
Big tank
Title:  Big tank
Description:  This 33000 gallon tank was in the northbound H train. You can cook a lot of burgers and hot dogs with that much LP gas. The TILX reporting mark is Trinity Industries Leasing.
Photo Date:  7/21/2017  Upload Date: 8/14/2017 4:50:20 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
Fries with that??
Title:  Fries with that??
Description:  An ADM car, most likely full of vegetable oil, is in the northbound H train. The UELX reporting mark is owned by Archer Daniels Midland.
Photo Date:  7/21/2017  Upload Date: 8/14/2017 5:00:25 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
Big oil
Title:  Big oil
Description:  An Exxon Mobil tank car on a 110 car train of crude oil passes through Siloam Springs southbound.
Photo Date:  7/21/2017  Upload Date: 8/14/2017 5:16:35 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  185   Comments: 0
Lye-ing eyes
Title:  Lye-ing eyes
Description:  This tank car on a southbound UP train has sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye. There was a time when this was a primary ingredient in soap. FPAX is a commonly seen reporting mark, belonging to Formosa Plastics.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 4:50:23 AM
Location:  Mazie, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  180   Comments: 0
New tanks
Title:  New tanks
Description:  This new tank car from General American Tank was heading south on what might be its first revenue trip on the ex MKT.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:02:32 AM
Location:  Mazie, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  170   Comments: 0
How noble
Title:  How noble
Description:  This odd looking tank owned by Aire Liquide is carrying a liquefied form of the noble gas argon.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:06:41 AM
Location:  Mazie, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  225   Comments: 0
Mesmerizing
Title:  Mesmerizing
Description:  Theres something hypnotic about a unit train of identical cars, especially when seen in a telephoto view. Were getting hypnotized by a southbound oil train on the KCS at Gentry Ark, as 110 oil cans roll under the bridge.
Photo Date:  1/12/2018  Upload Date: 1/18/2018 3:12:49 PM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
For a cleaner world
Title:  For a cleaner world
Description:  Its interesting to see the promotional wording, such as it is, on freight cars. Billboard cars are for the most part long gone, but some owners still get a short word in, such as on this Transportation Equipment, Inc, tank going south on the ex MKT.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:31:05 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  182   Comments: 0
Basic black
Title:  Basic black
Description:  A GATX car in black, as many of them are. This one is loaded with molten sulfur, seen on CSX.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 4:46:30 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  180   Comments: 1
Overhead view
Title:  Overhead view
Description:  A southbound on the Lineville Sub arrives at Manchester. I was on the GA 41 overpass, affording me this down on shot of a GATX car.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 4:47:53 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  222   Comments: 1
Plain vanilla
Title:  Plain vanilla
Description:  There are a lot of tank cars in lease fleets. About as basic as you get is General American Tank, such as here on CSX. Some of the commodities are interesting. There are a lot of products that are ingredients in finished products, or used to process the materials. Pay attention to those placards!! This one shows corrosive. Don't want to get that stuff on you.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 4:42:47 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  200   Comments: 1
Chemours
Title:  Chemours
Description:  A Chemours tank is northbound on CSX, passing Dalton. Chemours is a spin off of Dupont Chemical. Don't breathe too deep!!
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 4:36:18 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  206   Comments: 2
Tate & Lyle
Title:  Tate & Lyle
Description:  This STSX car belongs to Tate & Lyle ingredients, in this case, corn syrup. Its headed south on CSX.
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 5:10:04 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  181   Comments: 1
The Andersons
Title:  The Andersons
Description:  This TAEX car is southbound on NS. It belongs to the Andersons
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 5:26:25 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  201   Comments: 1
Phosphates
Title:  Phosphates
Description:  This WAGX car is assigned to PCS Phosphate Co, part of Occidental Chemical. Its southbound on NS with a load of phosphoric acid.
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 5:32:06 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  204   Comments: 1
Rolling on
Title:  Rolling on
Description:  The view of a northbound empty oil train as it pulls from the siding after a meet at CP North Siloam. The uniformity of unit trains always makes for an interesting view.
Photo Date:  11/30/2018  Upload Date: 12/27/2018 5:11:10 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  158   Comments: 1
CIT car
Title:  CIT car
Description:  My list of reporting marks shows several for CTCX, but the most likely at this point seems to be CIT Group, which also owns some locomotives. This car was in a northbound empty train slowly pulling from a meet.
Photo Date:  12/22/2018  Upload Date: 12/27/2018 5:03:41 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  167   Comments: 1
Greenbrier
Title:  Greenbrier
Description:  This tank, also on the northbound empty, is owned by Greenbrier Management Services.
Photo Date:  12/22/2018  Upload Date: 12/27/2018 5:05:43 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  162   Comments: 1
American Railcar
Title:  American Railcar
Description:  This tank, in the same empty train, is owned by American Railcar Industries.
Photo Date:  12/22/2018  Upload Date: 12/27/2018 5:09:11 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  147   Comments: 1
Archer Daniels Midland
Title:  Archer Daniels Midland
Description:  ADM had several cars on this train, which Im thinking was ethanol(have to check my Emergency Response Guide to see what US 1987 is), since they dont do oil that Im aware of. It was one of 106 cars in this southbound on the ex MP.
Photo Date:  2/14/2019  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 4:31:50 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  147   Comments: 1
Its not yogurt
Title:  Its not yogurt
Description:  The initials on this car might lead one to think its full of yogurt, but it's TCBX, not TCBY, so actually it belongs to AIG Rail Services-not very tasty!! The train appears to be loaded with ethanol, so not likely to be very tasty. Southbound on the ex MP.
Photo Date:  2/14/2019  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 4:41:14 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  145   Comments: 1
Archer Daniels Midland
Title:  Archer Daniels Midland
Description:  ADM makes a variety of agricultural products, among them soybean and other vegetable oils, and has a large fleet of tank cars to handle the traffic. One of them is about to be switched into McKee Foods, and will shortly be making Oatmeal Creme Pies and other goodies.
Photo Date:  9/23/2019  Upload Date: 9/28/2019 5:04:56 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
CTCX
Title:  CTCX
Description:  This CIT Financial tank was on a southbound with CP power.
Photo Date:  11/24/2019  Upload Date: 11/27/2019 5:42:12 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  131   Comments: 0
Oil south
Title:  Oil south
Description:  This XCRX car was in a southbound oil train passing through Siloam behind CP power. The car belongs to Exxon Mobil.
Photo Date:  11/24/2019  Upload Date: 11/27/2019 5:47:08 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  137   Comments: 0
Richardson car
Title:  Richardson car
Description:  This Procor lease fleet car was one of several in this southbound train on the KCS. Richardson is an oilseed processor.
Photo Date:  5/6/2020  Upload Date: 5/11/2020 5:23:27 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  123   Comments: 1
Richardson car
Title:  Richardson car
Description:  This car, also lettered Richardson, but with SHQX reporting marks, was in this southbound KCS train.The initials belong to American Railcar. Richardson is an oilseed processor.
Photo Date:  5/6/2020  Upload Date: 5/11/2020 5:37:04 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  106   Comments: 1
Oil tank
Title:  Oil tank
Description:  This tank was northbound on a unit train returning from Texas. The car belongs to CIT Group
Photo Date:  12/14/2020  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 5:43:37 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  79   Comments: 1
Empty oil
Title:  Empty oil
Description:  A northbound empty oil tank rolls north. Car is owned by CIT Group.
Photo Date:  12/14/2020  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 5:48:34 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  86   Comments: 1
Procor
Title:  Procor
Description:  This Procor car was southbound on a UP mixed freight on the ex MKT.
Photo Date:  3/28/2021  Upload Date: 4/11/2021 5:22:24 AM
Location:  Pryor, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  65   Comments: 1
Ethanol empty
Title:  Ethanol empty
Description:  This car, belonging to American Railcar Leasing, was northbound on the UP, taking the connection from the MKT to the MP as it headed back north for more alcohol. Note the car is placarded. Not sure what the placarding rules are for railroads; it seems odd that an empty car would need one, though at one time, there was a placard for "residue" when a car was empty.
Photo Date:  4/11/2021  Upload Date: 4/15/2021 4:53:29 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  84   Comments: 1
Ethanol empty
Title:  Ethanol empty
Description:  This car was on the same northbound train as the SHPX car, and is owned by American Railcar Industries.
Photo Date:  4/11/2021  Upload Date: 4/15/2021 5:02:20 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  88   Comments: 1
Procor tank
Title:  Procor tank
Description:  This short tank was southbound on the M train at Siloam
Photo Date:  4/30/2021  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 5:38:33 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  86   Comments: 1
TILX tank
Title:  TILX tank
Description:  This TILX(Trinity Industries Leasing) car was southbound on the M train.
Photo Date:  4/30/2021  Upload Date: 5/2/2021 5:52:59 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  66   Comments: 1
Inert
Title:  Inert
Description:  The contents, hopefully not the car!! This odd looking tank is placarded UN 1951, Argon, non flammable gas. The reporting marks belong to Air Liquide, an air products/gas producing operation, which makes sense. Argon is one of the Noble Gases, whose molecular make up is stable, and which dont normally react with other chemicals. Its bringing up the rear of M KCSH at Watts OK
Photo Date:  5/14/2021  Upload Date: 5/16/2021 5:33:53 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  93   Comments: 3
Multi compartments
Title:  Multi compartments
Description:  This four compartment car was on a southbound M train at Watts. The EUSX reporting mark belongs to Exxon Mobil.
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 8/18/2021 5:52:57 AM
Location:  Watts, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  111   Comments: 2
Research tank
Title:  Research tank
Description:  This car was northbound on the Q train. Its reporting marks, RCRX, belong to the Reagent Chemical and Research. They market and distribute hydrochloric acid, and caustic soda, among other things. Interestingly, they also make sporting clays.
Photo Date:  9/22/2021  Upload Date: 9/26/2021 4:21:48 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  65   Comments: 1
CIT Group
Title:  CIT Group
Description:  Most tank cars are leased from a variety of owners. This one belongs to the CIT Group, a financial organization. It was northbound on an empty oil train returning to Canada.
Photo Date:  10/11/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 4:02:26 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  55   Comments: 1
CBTX car
Title:  CBTX car
Description:  Another of the 100 CIT Group cars on the northbound empty oil train
Photo Date:  10/11/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 4:04:21 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  50   Comments: 1
Not too bad
Title:  Not too bad
Description:  Given how seriously marked up some cars are these days, seeing one with only minimal graffiti is something of a novelty. This CIT Group car is northbound on an empty oil train.
Photo Date:  10/11/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 4:10:24 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  63   Comments: 1
Clean!!
Title:  Clean!!
Description:  CIT Group car has no graffiti. Amazing!! Northbound empty iunit train at Gentry
Photo Date:  10/11/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 4:12:43 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  43   Comments: 1
Apex Refining car
Title:  Apex Refining car
Description:  This AREX car belongs to Apex Refining, a diversified oil transportation and storage company based in St Louis. This car was southbound on the Q train.
Photo Date:  10/16/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 4:23:44 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 2
Whose car??
Title:  Whose car??
Description:  The reporting mark CLIX shows as belonging either to Choctaw Leasing, not out of the question for the area, as the Choctaw Nation has a large area in southeastern Oklahoma; or Calumet Lubricants, a natural organization to own a tank. Either way, this one was southbound on an M train at Stilwell.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 4:54:52 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  74   Comments: 1
Union Tank Car
Title:  Union Tank Car
Description:  A Union Tank Car lease fleet car is southbound on this M train at Stilwell.
Photo Date:  1/23/2022  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 5:04:54 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  74   Comments: 1
Union tank
Title:  Union tank
Description:  This BRCX car was in a southbound KCS train on the Elk River bridge. The BRCX mark is listed as having been used by, among others, Bunge Corp, Beaver Refining, and Western Fruit Express, as the Burlington Refrigerator Express Co. Union is the current user of those initials
Photo Date:  3/12/2022  Upload Date: 3/17/2022 5:47:25 AM
Location:  Ginger Blue, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  41   Comments: 1


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