Re: Stock Cars Converted From Box Cars
Dan Sweeney Jr
And the Rock Island from single-sheathed box cars. (And interestingly later converted [MKT] stock cars to box cars by lining with plywood, as did ATSF with some of its own stock cars, although both probably after the period covered by this list.)
Dan Sweeney, Jr.
Alexandria, VA
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Dan Sweeney, Jr.
Alexandria, VA
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The Great Northern surely did.
Staffan Ehnbom
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Subject: [STMFC] Stock Cars Converted From Box Cars
I know the B&O and the Wabash did it. The B&O covered M26 box cars and the Wabash convered single sheath wood cars. Perhaps the PRR and who else did this? I suppose unlike western railrods, eastern roads did not warrant capital expenditures on new cars for this dwindling traffic? Or, did some western roads convert cars too?
Victor Baird
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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