Re: Absence of receiving stations in CA We can only speculate, but the factory in Tracy was completed in 1946, and accounted for 15% of Heinz's US production (see p. 7). Tracy is in the (northern)

Mont and friends, That must have been some pretty thin stock to have fitted so many coils in those old gondolas. I'm most familiar with much heavier coils that were shipped from USS Geneva in Utah to

Mont and Andy; Industry guys generally summarize it this way: Hot coil, because it does not require weather protection (since it undergoes additional treatment elsewhere, or not at all) goes eyes

Those are 1/4 ton jeep trailers, on one of them you can see the stepped top. The 1 ton trailers have a large stamped steel landing wheel which would be visible. I have a 1945 Ben-Hur one ton trailer.

According to Tim Gilbert, B&M covered hopper 5599 (purchased by the B&M 1954, later renumbered 010) was ex-KCEX #119, built "1916" (!!! pretty sure that's a typo) I can't find those reporting marks in

I would suspect in that era the original coils were shipped on end in closed (boxcars) cars with lots of blocking and bracing. Enclosed cars helps prevent rust, dirt, etc. for the same reasons most

RE: Receiving stations in bay area Could another company have acted as a distributor in California? -- Ken Akerboom

Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine has a whole book on it at their website, Bill Jolitz

It ISN'T a pickle cars it IS a vinegar car. Vinegar as so corrosive that for many years, it was shipped in wood tanks. This is a wood tank on a steel underframe. Vinegar went everywhere! Overland

Heinz (now Heinz North America) still has a facility located along W. 16th Street in Holland Michigan. See the attached Google Earth image. There are still large vinegar vats that are visible in the

Elden, I would suspect in that era the original coils were shipped on end in closed (boxcars) cars with lots of blocking and bracing. Enclosed cars helps prevent rust, dirt, etc. for the same

Mont; For sure, scrap now! This appears to be the result of a wreck, or very hard coupling, which P&WV undoubtedly had to document for claims. But what I find unusual is the way they were

Ed; That’s an awfully good guess! Thanks! Elden Gatwood

Could be ends of larger coils used to stamp out car fenders and home appliances. Coils might have been involved in a wreck. Scrap now. Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines,

roof flashing?

These appear to be US Army 1/4 ton trailers. As such they would absolutely be likely to be towed by a Jeep or larger trucks.However, it is certainly possible that they could be 1/2 ton or even 1 ton

Group; Any insights into what uses these coils would have been for? Any translation of the writing? Nice RDG gon, BTW! Elden Gatwood

They do appear to be trailers stood on end. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

http://elgincarshops.blogspot.com/2020/07/and-were-shipping-kits.html -- Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.com

Are those army trailers, “on end”, behind the first ATSF gon. on the left? They look too big to be the “jeep” trailers, so I’m guessing ones towed behind the larger trucks? -- Ken