When did the B&SR purchase the tank?
According to
Two Feet to the Lakes, the tank cars entered service in 1901 and 1920, but I'm confused as to which is which. (The text indicates the smaller 3,000 gallon tank came first and was put on flatcar No. 21 and then later No. 14, with the larger 5,000 gallon arriving second and placed on flatcar No. 22, but the H.T. Crittenden drawings in the back of the book show the larger tank on flatcar No. 14 and the smaller tank on No. 22, so I don't know what's correct.) We have the larger 5,000 gallon tank, whichever one that was.
Question: Have we measured the tank to confirm it will actually fit on the flatcar? B&SR flat No. 34 is supposed to have been a short 26' car, whereas flat No. 22 was 28' and Nos. 14 and 21 were both 30'.