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Tank car
Train car for holding liquids and gases / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.
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