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These
black 39’ single dome tank cars display the bright multi-colored
‘Sunoco’ herald, with white lettering and run on black Bettendorf
trucks. They were built in 1956 and leased to the Sun Oil Company
to haul naphthalene. Naphthalene is
a natural constituent of coal tar, present in gasoline and diesel
fuels and used in the manufacture of mothballs. Sunoco got its
start on March 27, 1886. On March 17, 1890, it became The Sun
Oil Company of Ohio and was producing, transporting
and storing oil as well as refining, shipping and marketing
petroleum products.
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