Pictures are from the 1876 Philadelphia exhibition (World's Fair). Maynard Stowe

By the time that the photo was taken, the Weber Wagon Company had become a subsidiary of International Harvester (purchased Weber in 1906). See:

The machinery has a lot of blocking, but does not appear to have tie-downs. Have I missed them? Or would the weight of the freight negate the need for tie-downs? Ken Montero

Yes Dennis Storzek

Those look great Andy. I am sure they would attract the guys who like to leave a door open with a partial load inside. I know at train shows (when we have them again!) it would be an attention

Hi Claus, The photos of the NYC&HR boxcars were taken at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. All the best, James =-=-= James McDonald Greenbelt, MD.

C of G car to the very left. Todd Horton

Hi List Members, Images of NYC&HR freight cars on display for exhibit (no date given, maybe 1890s) https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/1646

Hi List Members, Image of string of freight cars, T&P steel box, 50ft composite gon 1948 https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/25860 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Photo: Wisconsin Coal Company Boxcar No. 10 (1900) A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM24529 Description: Group of men transferring

Photo: A Load Of Wagons In CGW Boxcar 23140 (1937) A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM46459 Another advertising banner example. Bob

Photo: Machinery On Flat Cars (1945) A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM44552 Flat cars are unidentified. Can anyone identify the

Aha. I had assumed it was a trade name of another manufacturer. Here it is -- http://rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/erie82121b.jpg Ron Merrick

Ron, the "Dual Control" truck is the National B-1. Attached is a page from the 1943 CBC. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

Updating my own post -- After looking at the Branchline truck, I'm going to go with the Tahoe 213 Barber S-2. Not only is it a better truck, but the coil spacing looks more like this one. Ron Merrick

This is the IC yards, just south of the river? Looking southwest toward the Loop? Randolph St.? Ron Merrick

Hi List Members, Image of string of boxcars Chicago IL 1952 https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/uchicago/94/j38m22h/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Image of D&H 23356 36ft ds box and CB&Q 50ft ss auto box 1948 Chicago IL https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/newberry/83/513v17c/ Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Image of MKT 36ft_ds_trussrod_box and CB&Q 174662_steel_GS_gon and CB&q 77028_steel GS gon 1920s Chicago IL https://explore.chicagocollections.org/image/newberry/115/6689q7n/

Mike: Yes, this answers the question, and raises a couple more. The last two are well-known, but I don't know what the first two looked like. My reference to the National B-1 was in error, from a