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Mike Oravec wrote:
> In July '58 a tank car consigned to the Pennsylvania Department of
> Highways on a siding at Lake Ariel (Erie's Lake Ariel Branch) caught
> fire. The paper said it was a D&H tanker with about 10,000 gallons of
> oil for use in road projects. When loaded some of the fuel overflowed
> the valve and seeped down between the insulating jackets. Some guys
> were attempting to free the valve with a "torch" and ignited the
> fumes. Fortunately, the LA Volunteer Fire Dept. responded before
> there was an explosion.
>
> Mike Oravec
>
I am trying to find out what tank cars Delaware & Hudson might have had
in 1958. Could someone on the list with an ORER from 1958 please check
the D&H listing and let me know. (I have a July,1960 ORER and it
doesn't show any tank cars listed.)
Thanks for your help.
Mike
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