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Russo Loco

April 26, 2010 12:16PM

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If from Hercules Powder, it probably was a specialty car for some kind of chemical used in their
processes - maybe nitric acid?? The earlier guess of 38 feet for the tank itself is probably correct,
but it looks skinnier than a normal tank to me.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/2010 12:23PM by Russo Loco.

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