Aley, Jeff A wrote:

Need I remind you of Larry Jackman's carload of "lumber" on the UP in Topeka, KS?
It was a tank car.

Yes, a favorite story. But as I recall, that wasn't from a conductor's time book nor from a waybill. And even Larry didn't claim it was a common result.

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