Densmore Tank Cars
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N 41° 34.161 W 079° 41.521
17T E 609052 N 4602789
This marker memorializes the first functional railway oil tank car which was invented and constructed in 1865 by James and Amos Densmore.
Waymark Code: WM3D2X
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2008
Views: 19
This historical marker's text states:
The first functional railway oil tank car was invented and constructed in 1865 by James and Amos Densmore at nearby Miller Farm along Oil Creek. It consisted of two wooden tanks placed on a flat railway car; each tank held 40-45 barrels of crude oil. A successful test shipment was sent in Sept., 1865 to New York City. By 1866, hundreds of tank cars were in use. The Densmore Tank Car revolutionized the bulk transportation of crude oil to market.
Marker Name: Densmore Tank Cars
County: Venango
Date Dedicated: 10/15/2004
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 8, south of Titusville
Category: Entrepreneurs, Invention, Oil, Railroads, Transportation
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