Rail Tank Car WCHX 1711 - Vicksburg, Michigan USA
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Rail Tank Car WCHX 1711 at the Vicksburg Depot Museum
Waymark Code: WM14HZG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2021
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The Vicksburg Museum tank car has the reporting mark, WCHX 1711, indicating it was operated by the Walter Haffner Company. The car was built in 1920 by the American Car & Foundry Company with a rated capacity of 8179 gallons. During its history WCHX 1711 was part of a fleet of tank cars operated by the Western Papermakers Chemical Company, later part of the Hercules Powder Company. WCHX 1711 was at the UpJohn Portage Road plant before being trucked to its current location at the Museum.
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Depot Museum in Vicksburg, Michigan
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