According to one source: Originally equipped with Allied Full-Cushion trucks, and changed to the Commonwealth trucks seen in the photo sometime around the early '50s. -Hudson

A couple of photos of hog fuel. There could be large pieces of wood - like firewood logs - but those were usually loaded into specialized cars or gondolas. I've included a shot

Allen and others interested, The Kadee 4000-series model represents 40’-6” PS-1 box cars with 6’ door openings built in 1950 thru 1952 & into early 1953 at the Michigan City, Indiana, plant. For

A few more NH single sheathed box cars still in work service through at least 4/62: T-80, 83 (assigned Maybrook) T-81 (Oak Point) T-85 (Cedar Hill) T-89 (Providence) T-90, 91, 93 (Boston) Randy --

Todd Sullivan wrote: The word (with ancestry in old Norse) indeed means to cut, usually in a destructive way (a common usage is to mean "castrate"). Lumber mills still call their chipping machines

Thanks to both of you! Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

I certainly don't question the late date. Those are definitely NH single sheathed box cars, I'm not sure any other road had a single sheathed box car with a Howe truss and that reverse diagonal in the

Any thoughts on the trucks under this guy in HO scale? Thx Joe Binish New Hope MN

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CMO 20040 Express Box -Hudson

Peter, Why do you think 1948 is relevant? The color photo of south Boston was taken in the late 1950's (a previous source I have says the date is

And the "hog" in hog fuel comes from the Norwegian word "hogge" meaning to chop or chip. Todd Sullivan

Andy Carlson wrote: True about the nomenclature, but not about the product. The great majority of hog fuel that you can see in photos was definitely chips. Tony Thompson tony@...

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