Doug; The coke was quenched with water at the large plants, but it did not always behave. Sometimes the pore space between hunks/chunks was too small to allow much water to penetrate, and it kept

Wasn’t the coke quenched in water before loading into cars? Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

for sure, not hot coke, did the prr have any wood chip or saw dust business? ;-) mel perry

Thank you, Michael! Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Thanks for posting this, Bob! This might be a little earlier than the 1915 date indicated on the site. I can’t quite read the weigh stencil but note the lack of proper sill steps and hand holds

Thanks, Doug! Elden Gatwood

Thanks, Ben! I should have known you’d have the answer! Elden Gatwood

Elden, my understanding is the racks were for transporting flats of tomatoes. No livestock involved. Certainly not poultry. Attached is an interior photo of the racks. Doug

Folks; Have any of you turned up any more on these cars? https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_12857 Was there a method behind the madness of using wooden box cars, and not hoppers, for shipping

Elden Gatwood asked: "How were these racks used? If for poultry, how unloaded? https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_12653 Car is equipped with temporary racks for tomatoes for Campbell. See The Keystone

Folks; How were these racks used? If for poultry, how unloaded? https://digital.hagley.org/PRR_12653 Thanks! Elden Gatwood

It was for automobile furniture; the front and back seats. Mark Vinski

Great upgrades, Eric, and thanks for the step by step photos! Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Hello, I had, but now cannot find, my copy of the book on MDT reefers. In my mind I'm trying to remember if I loaned it out and never had it returned or misplaced it when I moved my books prior

Another interesting shot, Bob. I don’t recall seeing an end constructed this way as early as 1947. Was this car in service in this scheme, or is this a builder’s image which was repainted after

Thanks, Bob, for sending these around. This shot in particular is amazingly sharp, It’s almost clear what even the small the lettering is on the car. And one other thing: after looking at

Photo: Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Boxcar 4076 (Circa 1915) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/24566/rec/1 Scroll

Photo: Rio Grande Flatcar 23018 (1956) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/12757/rec/9 Scroll on the photo to enlarge

Photo: SLRX 4539 (Circa 1947) Photo from the State Historical Society Of Missouri: https://cdm17228.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/imc/id/12368/rec/1 Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob

Guys; That photo was the topic of much conversation when it first was posted on the Pitt site. That and a group of adjacent photos were taken to document how utility improvements were