Prototype: Reading Tank Car in West Milton

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Broadside of the Reading Tank Car in West Milton, PA

Reading Tank Car in West Milton, PA

Here ar two views of  a Reading Tank Car I found in West Milton, PA back in the early 1980’s. I don’t remember too much from the day other than the conical rivets that this tank had.
 
I’m not 100% sure of the car number or class of the car. It is different than the color image that Bob’s Photos sells of a class TMd #90964. That car has pipe fittings for the 90 degree bend in the handrail. This car has a much broarder curved pipe. Car #90964 is stenciled “BLT 6-40” which place this on a flat car that was converted from a box car in 1940.
 
I did shoot some detail of a round house and scale building that day. I’ll post them when I get them scanned.

2 thoughts on “Prototype: Reading Tank Car in West Milton”

  1. Hi, I’m doing some research on the West Milton Round house you mention here. I’m planning a HO layout and would like to add the Round house to the layout – my Great Grandfather worked there. I remember visiting it as a kid – by then it was abandoned, but we still walked around. I’m having a hard time finding pictures. If you’ve got some, I’d really like to take a look!

    -Casey

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