All About Aurora Postage Stamp Trains
4884: Tank Cars
Prototype Information
The closest one might be able to
come to matching Roco's
tank car is American Car and Foundry's 7000-gallon acid car, circa 1940. It's not an exact match, but the next-closest is the ubiquitous
8000-gallon riveted petroleum car, which has a very different dome. It therefore raises some question as to whether or not Shell or Mobil had
acid tank cars.
Model Information
Catalog Numbers/Road Names
- 4884/405 Shell — red lettering
- 4884/405 Shell — black lettering (only appeared in 1969 Canadian train sets)*
- 4884/410 Mobilgas
- 4884/415 Michigan Alkali
- 4884/420 Celanese Chemicals
Product Photos
*Photo courtesy of Bob Williams.
Packaging
Plastic Box Inserts
Note the spelling on the second one — should be "Alkali."
