These 54 ft. 23,000 gallon cars will be sold in three 4-Packs. Each 4-Pack will features a different scheme. By combining 4-Packs from this and future releases, modelers will be able to build a prototypically accurate consist of these cars as seen across Canada and the United States.

Features:

• Limited one time production run of these 12 road numbers in three separate 4-Packs
• Micro-Trains trucks and couplers
• Accurate painting and printing with correct road numbers for each paint scheme.
• Cars will feature subdued yellow reflective markings and light weathering to reflect real world appearance

PLEASE NOTE: Equal numbers of ALL three sets will be made. Customers ordering one or two sets may have a different set substituted based on product availablity.

The Official Micro Trains SKU numbers for the individual cars in the set are (for purposes of collectors):

  11091017  –  car 1  ULTX 670368
  11092017  –  car 2  ULTX 670372
  11093017  –  car 3  ULTX 670386
  11094017  –  car 4  ULTX 670390

Union Tank Car Company or UTLX (their best known reporting mark) is a railway equipment leasing company (and car maintenance / manufacturing) headquartered in metro Chicago, Illinois. As the name says, they specialise in tank cars, and covered hopper cars.

Founded in 1866 by J. J. Vandergrift, in response to the economic activities of Standard Oil, as of September 2005, they have about 80,000 cars in their fleet.

Vandergrift was involved in the conflicts in the oil regions of Western Pennsylvania in the 1860s–1870s. Eventually, Union Tank Car Company and his other holdings, which included pipeline and riverboat transport companies, merged with the company that later became Standard Oil. Rockefeller, once Captain Vandergrift's nemesis, made him Vice President of Standard Oil.

TransUnion was formed as a holding company in 1968, and began acquiring credit bureaus. The Marmon Group acquired TransUnion in 1981.

Union Tank Car Company is still owned by Marmon. In 2008 60% of Marmon Holdings itself has been acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, with the remaining 40% to be acquired in the next five to seven years.

(Photo by Pat Huemmer)