Re: Speaking of private car rosters
thompson@...
Dave Nelson asks:
As it appears it was a smart move to form all of the reefer and tank carDave, I think the specialized nature of tank car and reefer traffic had inhibited railroads from wanting to own very big fleets, so private owners tended to do the job, and got the attractive boost of the mileage payments instead of per diem. But this didn't and doesn't apply to "plain jane coal hoppers" or most any other car type. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2942 Linden Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 http://www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, thompson@signaturepress.com Publishers of books on railroads and on Western history
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