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I don't know alot about covered hoppers but I know a bit about tank cars. The P2K and Intermountain are probably your best bet for typical tank cars of the era. They will need backdating for your era but nothing serious. P2K and Intermountain both make kits 8 and 10 thousand gal. tank sizes. The P2K has a bit better underframe detailing then the Intermountain kit but the IM is still really good. You can get both already assembled as well. The Red Caboose tank car is based on a early '50s design for the US army so its not real useful for your time frame as its also welded. The Tichy Kit is based on a prototype never built, but it looks really good. Alot of good information on the models I mentioned can be found at http://www.union.rpi.edu/railroad/
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