Union Tank Car Company

Union Tank Car Company
Formerly
  • Star Tank Line (1873–1891)
  • Union Tank Line Co. (1891–1919)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTransport
Founded1866 (1866)
FounderJacob Vandegrift
Headquarters,
ProductsTank cars, hopper cars
OwnerBerkshire Hathaway (2007)
Parent
SubsidiariesProcor
Websiteutlx.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.