Unusual railroad cargo

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20136504

Description

Jimmy Lockhart, second trick yardmaster for Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, checks a 600,000 pound tank that was shipped into Fort Worth Monday, August 24, en route to Borger. The 120-foot tank was loaded on three special flatcars which left Houston Thursday, August 20, traveling at the rate of 15 miles per hour.

Archival Date

1953-08-24

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-927

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Railroads; Shipping; Storage tanks