RAIL: FREIGHT
1965
G.A.T.X. #96500 “Whale Belly”
Tank Car
TYPE
General American Transportation Co.
BUILDER
60,000-gallon, fully loaded weight 272,700 lb.; welded experimental car; 97-foot length would not clear curves, and 89-foot limit now applies. World’s largest tank car. Built to transport anhydrous ammonia. Donated to Museum in 1971 by General American Transportation Corporation. Hear more here.
