Originated by General American in 1944

GATX flued-dome tank cars are

leased ίο industry

Back i n 1944, General American's research department completed development of a way t o make tank cars easier to line, add structural strength, simplify cleaning, and nrînirnize corrosion. Th i s revolutionary development . . . the flued-dome tank car

was imrusdîs.^^ -r s i ^^^^H h v railroads and shippers.

N o w , eleven years later, U . S, railroads haul G A T X flued-dome cars everywhere carrying products ranging from ammonium nitrate to hydrogen peroxide . . . from glucose to latex . . . from mucriatic to sulfuric acid. T h e G A T X flued-dome car was another of the m a n y innovations \ ioneered b y General American. leader in tank car design.

^ aluminum tank car is typical of SXQ than 4000 flued-dome cars in the

'XTfleet. There are over 200 different y pes in the fleet designed, built and

^operated by General American—all leased to industry without capital investment.

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OT. 17,1988 C&EN 4373