Re: Photo: Milwaukee Road Silk Train
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Ted Schnepf
Hi Andy, Milw baggage cars generally had doors toward the car ends, above the trucks. A spotting feature for those cars. Did any other railroad put the doors close to the car ends? Ted Schnepf 126 Will Scarlet, Elgin, Ill. 60120 847=697-5353
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 03:04:03 PM CDT, Andy Miller <aslmmiller@...> wrote: Fascinating cars! They look like, or are, baggage cars with the doors at the ends of the side. Was this typical for the Milwaukee or are they unique to the silk business? And why?
Regards,
Andy Miler
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob Chaparro via groups.io
Photo: Milwaukee Road Silk Train A 1921 Photo from the University of Washington: https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/5538/rec/215 Caption: "By the end of the 1920s, the single most valuable import coming through Seattle was Japanese silk. This luxury material came to Seattle on fast steamships and was sent by express train to eastern markets. Because it was both expensive and perishable, silk needed to be handled very carefully. One train carried a cargo of silk valued at $5 million." Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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