Gordon Spalty wrote: True today, not true in the period of this list (on most railroads). Tony Thompson tony@...

Gordon, That would specify cargos, not cars ;) For example, a tank car full of water (not unusual on the AT&SF) would pose no hazard. Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some

Seems to me the Proto 2000 NE Caboose had Andrews trucks with electrical pick-up. Might be able to find a basket case at a show or on the auction site. Bob Allan

Going back to the era of this car I would presume the car to be a Hog Fuel car, hog fuel being the mill slabs and other mill detritus. Chips were to come around later. The Spokane Portland & Seattle

Notice there is no door on the car, essentially making it an extremely tall gon. That says sawdust or wood chip car when sitting in the Pacific northwest. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

 Hi Dick and List Members, Thanks Dick for the great photos. The 1919 Car Builders Cyc page 271 shows what looks to be one of these cars (but without roof hatches), car shown is NP 101069. The

Interesting to note most roofs where painted and still had paint on them. Gordon Spalty

Can't be limestone, waaay too big a car for any mineral product, must either be sawdust or slash. Was cut slash sold as firewood back in those years? Dennis Storzek

I thought having tank cars next to caboose was not allowed... so? Gordon Spalty

Thanks to both Jim Hayes for creating the Sunshine Kits Website and Eric Hansmann for working with Jim to rescue and move it. George Toman Willow Springs, IL

The Sunshine Kits website has been renewed for another month. http://sunshinekits.com/ I'm working with Jim to transfer the domain to Resin Car Works ownership. I'll

Rich Thank you I think I will be building two Wabash cars as I have so much to do. Many thanks Paul

I had always thought the cars LCL however had missed the roof hatches. The location though is Spokane, looking west and just east of the NP Spokane station, and about to cross over the intersection

I have used them when lines of rivets are required. When small groups and individual rivets are needed harvesting is easier and faster for me. Bill Welch

To facilitate moving freight cars on my railroad I replaced a pair of failed P2K 0-8-0 tender trucks with those from Bethlehem Car Works equipped with home made wipers to create 8 wheel pickup.

Maybe wood chips, but I see roof hatches, one being open. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Tony Thompson <tony@...> Reply-To:

Wood chips. Note lack of roof. Tony Thompson

This car appears to have been a LCL Transfer Car, but whats with all the small doors? One suggestion is a sawdust car. The notes with the photo say Tacoma Division, but one respondent says it looks

I see a lone B&O AAR triple hopper, just below the power plant chimney. Probably a single load to a coal yard of some type of specialized coal. Bob Witt

As RJDial mentioned, the 1936 date for the side facing goat was not for freight cars. The side goat was first used for freight cars in 1941 as he said. The 1936 date was for locomotives' first use