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Caption: St. Lawrence Starch Co. set up shop in 1889, went into business in 1890, located at the foot of what is now Hurontario St. in Port Credit, ON. After 100 years, the company closed up shop in 1990. The chance of capturing an image of one of these cars was slim at the best of times, for there were only 10 of them in service. Series included #s 5021-5024, 26101-26103, and 49101 to 49104, meaning this one was last of the series. Beehive Corn Syrups' biggest claim to fame, besides being very popular, was that one could send proof of purchase to the company in exchange for a 5x7 b&w portrait of an NHL player of choice. Over a thousand different players posed for the promotion over the years. The "official" Beehive tank cars are long gone, but the promotional hockey photos are very collectable still.
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Arnold; here I lived literally next to St.Lawrence Starch in Port Credit for many years and watched the CN switchers and company Trackmobile moving cars around the plant I never thought to get a picture of one of their dedicated cars. Of course, though, you did.
The children’s TV series “Mighty Machines” has their “At the Demolition Site” episode shot at the old St. Lawrence Starch plant in Port Credit, demolished by Teperman in 1993 IIRC. There’s a copy up on Youtube. According to some old photos, the plant had a few tracks for boxcar and tank loading, and an odd curving switchback lead from the CN Oakville Sub to work the complex.
Great historic shot. Explanation of some of the lettering:
‘LITHCOTED 10-49′ This is a reference to the application of an interior protective coating in October of 1949. Incredibly, the coating is some 30 years old – clearly corn syrup is not demanding service. Lithcote was a industrial coating manufacturer ultimately acquired by Union Tank Car Company. Note the statement below: ‘DO NOT PUT STEAM OR BOILING WATER INSIDE TANK…’. Also on the lower RHS: ‘LITHCOTED TANK PRESSURE TEST NOT REQUIRED…….’. The ‘N.S.C. 4 – 61′ on the lower left is a re-weigh date (not a built date). Please post any additional tank car shots you may have.
Stuart: Excellent explanation of what to most of us is just mumbo-jumbo on a car body. If I find any more cars of this nature I will post, yes, but they are far and few between in a disorganized mess of pictures. Rolling Stock that was ‘different’ caught my attention over the passing of time and I am not at all sure what I have…..but mostly boxcars. THANKS!