The first functional railway oil tank car was built in 1865 at nearby Miller Farm along Oil Creek. Named after its inventors, James and Amos Densmore, it consisted of two wooden tanks placed on a flat railway car, each tank holding 40-45 barrels of crude oil. A successful test shipment was sent in September, 1865 to New York City. By 1866, hundreds of tank cars were in use. The Densmore Tank Car revolutionized the bulk transportation of crude oil to market.
U.S8, south of Titusville. Venango County Pennsylvania.
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