Shipping molasses

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Typically, how would molasses have been shipped in the mid-1970s? I’m assuming tank cars, but what size, and any particular rpt marks?

Thanks.

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Here is what I found on molasses in my reference files…

GATX 7801 TM ICC-103 tankcar blt 1939 by ACF 50 ton 8000 gallon

active til 1961 series 7000-7999

leased to Harry L. Laws & Co, Blackstrap Molasses,

scale drawings MR July92 p.100

Molasses Terminal, General Molasses () Inc., . Short article on operations, molasses imported for Southwest cattle feeding.

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I don’t have car numbers for the 1970s, but the sugar refinery out here ships molasses in 20,000 gallon tankcars. They seem to lease exclusively from GATX.

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Gentlemen,

Thank you both! This was just what I was looking for. And thanks for the offer to copy meterial, leighant, but what you’ve posted here should do me fine. Once again, the MR forum scores a bull’s-eye.

Cheers