Train Collectors Association, Western Division webpage:
The 1940 Lobaugh catalog informed potential buyers that the 10,000 gallon tank cars were entirely made of metal consisting of brass tubing with pressed metal ends that were formed and turned to fit the tube. Domes were made of cast bronze and the running boards were sheet brass. Complete painted and decorated models that were ready-to-run were priced at $14.75 each. Kit versions were listed at $7.75. The 1953 catalog listed 17 different tank car offerings. Some were listed as $22 built-up/$11 in kit form, while a platform dome version was a bit more costly at $23 built-up/$11.20 as a kit. Road names included Anchor, Barrett Tarvia, Cities Service, Crystal Car Lines, Conoco, Deep Rock, Pennsylvania, Philgas, Shell, Union Tank Line, Texaco and Warren. Pre-war tank cars had a row of rivets at each end, as did the Vanderbilt tender for the Mikado loco. The post-war era tube tank cars had no rivets. When Lobaugh began using wrappers for decoration, the tank car rivet detail became slightly more extensive.
Photos of several tank cars but none of the platform dome version.
Thanks,
Old Goat
