Re: Tupperware Rexall Chemicals General American hopper
> I would also like to learn more about these cars.
With my very limited knowledge, I have to
> wonder if this was a small group built as a predecessor to the Dry-Flo cars. Peter Ness Peter, you need to locate a copy of Eric Neubauer's publication on airslides, published as FREIGHT CARS JOURNAL #9. Most of the FCJ's are available for free from David Casdorph, but not #9. http://dgcasdor.ipower.com/dgcasdorph/id10.html GATC 3500's (Dry-Flo) built in 1959=1960: ATSF, BAR, CB&Q, GACX, IC, MP, T&NO, UP, DOWX, DUPX, DYLX, ETCX, MOHX (incomplete list) GACX marked cars leased to Quaker Oats, Rock Island, PRR, CPC, Firestone, Hercules, Allied Chemical, US Industrial Chemicals, Rexall (50334-50354), Anhaeuser-Busch, Premium Plastics, Dow, Gulf, L&N, ACL... (incomplete list, as of 1962) Tim O'Connor -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts
|
|