--- In STMFC@..., Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote:

maybe it would be
interesting to explore how many reefer owners washed cars at all?

More generally, how many *freight car* owners washed cars at all? I
vaguely recall reading, somewhere, that the Chicago & Illinois Midland
washed everything including hoppers. But how (un)common was that?

Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.