Those are conventional wood-frame hoppers, not Seley composite cars. The closely-spaced vertical wood posts and the horizontal truss rod in the side above the "Southern" lettering are typical of late pre-steel hoppers.

The car to the left is one of Southern's handful of 1905 Common Design hoppers (possibly 285027 according to the chalk mark), SOU 285000-285149 (ex CNO&TP 19250-19399) or SOU 321000-321599 (ex AGS 14000-14599).
https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7n8p5v9x1t_11_2

David Thompson

More like 1916:

https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7sf7664q86_6103_1?q=SOUTHERN+RAIL&f%5Bformat%5D%5B%5D=images&offset=400&per_page=20

"SU" just means "steel underframe", and isn't really a Southern Ry. car designation (from what I can tell, they didn't have any, just engineering drawing designations which were far longer that two characters). And car 150555 here matches the later 1920s cars within a couple of inches (except inside dimensions, of course).

Ray Breyer
Elgin, IL

On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 4:05:33 PM CDT, gary laakso <vasa0vasa@...> wrote:

It appears to be a very late predecessor of the Southern SU boxcar, whose construction started in 1922.  A great find, Claus.   

 

Gary Laakso

Northwest of Mike Brock

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 1:49 PM
To: STMFC <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
Subject: [RealSTMFC] this excellent view of AGS 10804

 

Hi List Members,

 

Some might enjoy this excellent view of AGS 10804, a 36ft ds trussrod boxcar

 

See link below.

 

https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7n8p5v9x1t_5_2

 

Claus Schlund

 

B&O 467097 is I think an M-55h.

467039, 467071, 467439, and 467449 were all painted in the blue & orange TimeSaver LCL scheme


On 6/13/2019 2:15 PM, William Hirt wrote:

This photo from the same collection shows a several large stacks of returned cases under a tarp as a CB&Q switcher sets cars to be loaded. 9203 was the Q's first NW2. It has a large herald under the cab and cab numbering that was different from standard Q switcher scheme at the time.

Freight car content: The first car behind is the switcher is B&O 479097 (Class M-55ha/M-55hb?) that is only year or so old. The next car is a SSW Wood Sheathed Boxcar whose number I can not identify. The third is an outside braced car that is a CB&Q car that might be a Class XA-7 built by Pullman in 1922 or Class XA-8 built by Pullman in 1925 that had both 6' and 4' sliding doors. Obviously no longer in auto service and was then in general service.

<http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/516/rec/1>

Bill Hirt

On 6/13/2019 9:22 AM, prr6380 via Groups.Io wrote:

The Falstaff beer being loaded is beer in returnable bottles.  The cardboard case had easily opened and closed top flaps.  The case and the bottles were paid a deposit and were refunded on return to the dealer.  The bottles were cleaned and refilled at the brewery.  During the whole round trip the cases were handled individually as the men were shown doing in the photo. 

Walt Stafa

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

This photo from the same collection shows a several large stacks of returned cases under a tarp as a CB&Q switcher sets cars to be loaded. 9203 was the Q's first NW2. It has a large herald under the cab and cab numbering that was different from standard Q switcher scheme at the time.

Freight car content: The first car behind is the switcher is B&O 479097 (Class M-55ha/M-55hb?) that is only year or so old. The next car is a SSW Wood Sheathed Boxcar whose number I can not identify. The third is an outside braced car that is a CB&Q car that might be a Class XA-7 built by Pullman in 1922 or Class XA-8 built by Pullman in 1925 that had both 6' and 4' sliding doors. Obviously no longer in auto service and was then in general service.

<http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_rrlife/id/516/rec/1>

Bill Hirt

On 6/13/2019 9:22 AM, prr6380 via Groups.Io wrote:

The Falstaff beer being loaded is beer in returnable bottles.  The cardboard case had easily opened and closed top flaps.  The case and the bottles were paid a deposit and were refunded on return to the dealer.  The bottles were cleaned and refilled at the brewery.  During the whole round trip the cases were handled individually as the men were shown doing in the photo. 

Walt Stafa

----- Original Message -----

From: Benjamin Hom

To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io

Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 1:34 PM

Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: M&O Flat Car/Gondola 13761 (Corrected)

 

Bob Chaparro wrote:

"Photo: GM&O [sic] Flat Car/Gondola 13761

When enlarged the details for this car are really sharp:

https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7n8p5v9x1t_11_6?q=%22flat+car%22&per_page=20 

 

Photo is annotated as taken on 12-1-1917, so the car belongs to the Mobile & Ohio, NOT GM&O as it doesn't exist yet.  GM&O was incorporated in 1937 for the merger of the Mobile & Ohio and Gulf, Mobile & Northern.  The merger was completed on September 13, 1940.

 

 

Ben Hom