Re: Reefer tack boards
|
Fumigation placards got tacked on the ends. There's a photo of one
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
in the NMRA reprint of the Jan 1953 ORER. I've seen many photos of cars that show something -was- tacked to the boards but was torn off, so that's generally how I would model it. Tim O'Connor That's a good question. Somewhere I recall seeing a drawing (which I can't find with just a cursory search) that called these "explosives card boards". And really, other than "unload other end " cards for cars with end doors, I can't think of another use. The AAR, of course, recommended their application, and I suppose that a reefer without them could not be legally loaded with explosives, since the car could not be properly placarded. Then again, If you are the reefer's owner, maybe this is a good thing :-) |
|
|