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@George S posted:

Nice project. Were the original car tanks wooden?

George

Yes, the original c. 1910 to 1914 tanks are wooden.  They appear to be two piece construction, with a larger piece for the body and then the dome being a smaller piece that is inserted into a hole drilled in the larger body.

It is my understanding that the roof on the early boxcars are also wooden, but I have never seen one in person.

NWL

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