 | |
 A UTLX tank car passes westbound through Rochelle Railroad Park in Rochelle, Illinois on May 29, 2005 | |
| Formerly |
|
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 1866[1][2][3] |
| Founder | Jacob Vandegrift |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Tank cars, hopper cars |
| Owner | Berkshire Hathaway (2007)[4] |
| Parent |
|
| Subsidiaries | Procor |
| Website | utlx.com |
Union Tank Car Company or UTLX is a railway equipment leasing, rail car maintenance, and rail car manufacturing company headquartered in metro Chicago, Illinois. A direct descendant of Standard Oil, the firm today is owned by Berkshire Hathaway.[5][4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
chicagowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b History on UTLX
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
zipwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Rail News - Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to acquire major stake in Union Tank Car owner Marmon Holdings. For Railroad Career Professionals". Progressive Railroading. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ "A Union Tank Line railroad tank car that once carried oil for a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Company, displayed at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum, an outdoor, "living museum" and operating railroad that has (as of 2016) operated since 1963 in North Freedom, Wisconsin". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-10-12.