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

About Heinz in California: I pointed out cukes and Michigan just because it was so notable on the map. Equally notable is the lack of receiving stations of any kind in the Bay Area and region.

Thanks Tony. I knew you would straighten me out on things PFE. Interesting methodology. Mont Montford L. Switzer President Switzer Tank Lines, Inc. Fall Creek Leasing,

Tim, Thanks for the Heinz photo. I just noticed something I've never seen before. The two tanks on this car are slightly sway-backed. My best guess is that there is a corresponding bulge on the bottom

Group, Does anyone know the closest Tru Color Paint that matches up as close to Scalecoat Box Car Red #1? Thanks in advance, Tim Alund

Hi Doug, Thanks very much. Attached my photo of SLSX 71548, which I am fairly certain is double deck with only two doors. Is it possible the 71000-series contained both 2- and 4-door versions? Is

Thank you, Jim. This is very helpful. Stay healthy, Peter Ness