Independent Coal Tar Co.
insulated low-pressure tank cars in asphalt service, leased from GATX
B&M team track, Suncook, NH, ca. 1932
crop of photograph by William Monypeny
Independent Coal Tar Company
Independent Coal Tar Co.
insulated low-pressure tank cars in asphalt service, leased from GATX
B&M team track, Suncook, NH, ca. 1932
crop of photograph by William Monypeny
Introduction
The Independent Coal Tar Company, of Boston, MA, was formed sometime prior to 1908 and engaged in the business of buying, selling, delivering, and applying road tars, in addition to dealing in other products such as roofing materials. At least as early as 1915, the company was offering bids on road tar delivered by tank cars to various locales in New England. When the company first leased such cars is not yet known, but the photo above shows that Independent Coal Tar was leasing insulated tank cars from GATX in the early 1930's. ICTX reporting marks were in use by the company between Jan 1943 and Apr 1947.
Advertistement, Boston Register & Business Directory, 1921
GATX 17008, leased to Independent Coal Tar Co., northern NH, ca. 1936
Posted 2/10/17. Updated 4/14/24. Maintained by Earl Tuson