I think this tank car that would stand out well in a train, but from what I can find, too new for my era (1953). Looks to have early roller bearing trucks.
Here is a photo I found on the net on the Tioga Central, which is a tourist railroad.
Any idea when this car was built? Are these the original trucks?
Here is another model photo.
I looked in the Railway Equipment Register for January 1953, and this car isn't listed.
Regards,
GNNPNUT
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Well, stumbled on some additional information on this car on an Atlas Forum thread:
NATX 18902 North American Car Line, leased to Pennzoil
4000 gallon 2 dome small diameter tank
blt 1960 but dimensions said to resemble older tank
tank dia 4'10", rounded end. dome dia 4'
prot pix & drawings Railroad Model Craftsman Apr89 p.68
scratchbuild article Railroad Model Craftsman June91 p.74
Regards,
GNNPNUT
Darn, that sure is a real nice looking tank car. Too bad it is 1960s era. Now what are you going to do?
Well, the first thing I did was let my bid on e-Bay get out-bid. 
That is the beauty of limiting oneself to modeling a specific era, it keeps impulse purchases to a minimum.
There is a very nice article in I believe the June 1994 "Model Rairoader" for a very unique 4500 gallon single dome that I think I'm going to take a crack at in HO and O once I get my work desk clear of a bunch of outstanding items. Oh, and finish a whole plethora of work on the basement HO layout.......................
Regards,
GNNPNUT
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