Here’s another….. But those are still calcium carbide containers in that other photo. Elden Gatwood

Thanks for that, Garth! Elden Gatwood

Bill; They sure did. Here they are on the PRR at Duquesne, PA., early sixties, for transfer to USSteel’s Duquesne Works. Wish I had a couple of those! Elden Gatwood

Actually, the time I rode the Welsh Highland half the trip was made cab first and half was made smokestack first. In either case the front engine was running forward and the back engine was running

The NKP had a couple of series of gons in dolomite container service out of the online plant near Maple Grove, Ohio. Same type of containers, 7 tons each IIRC. In one of my Cycs there is an add for

Elden, From Shaver's book (slightly compressed)--Built for the Hocking Valley, 1924-25: Illinois Car & Mfg. Co., 82000-82999; and 1924: Pullman Car & Mfg. Co., 83000-83999. To C&O 1930. 1184 cars

Schuyler The Beyer-Garrets are basically a tank engine and run forwards or backwards at the same speed there’s no need to turn them at each end of the run. They are just as good going backwards or

Dennis Storzek writes: “Few people have trouble identifying the front end of a steam locomotive,” I agree, but I had my mind expanded a little last night while watching a presentation on

According to Charlie Duckworth's excellent book on the Missouri-Illinois Railroad in 1906 the MP bought 39 foot composite gondolas from AC&F that were rebuilt by having the wood sides

Group; I apologize. Upon further examination, I think those are Calcium Carbide containers. They were shorter in body, and had smaller capacity chambers. Calcium Carbide was a critical

Sharp eyes, Eric! I’d love to know how and who served that plant. This is not the way they usually work. That mix of cars on the floor is highly unusual. Powdered dolomite was a very

The image title is: Filling scrap charging bucket, Laclede Steel Company (Alton, Ill.). Here’s a wiki page on the successor, Alton Steel. I wonder if the B&O served the

Resin Car Works has reissued the Illinois Central hopper kit. Details have been posted on the RCW blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/kit-reissue/ Eric Hansmann RCW web guy

This is a pretty rare shot, maybe due to unflashy nature of the subject: https://digital.hagley.org/1986268_1_0166 But super interesting that cars on the charging floor being unloaded for use

https://digital.hagley.org/1986268_0330 Interesting door arrangement; Door and a Half, with right hand the short one? I think these guys may be carrying refractory for a re-line, not

Chalk marks, Don’t forget the loader or unloader who keeps his tally (count of pieces loaded or unloaded) on the car side next to the door opening. Some locations also had checkers chalk the

Guys; The GS, and G22 were sometimes used for hot pigs, slabs, and later, coil, that the earlier gons like GR/GRA couldn’t handle without torching the car, so those classes with steel sides and

I've done some research on chalk markings and this is the same information that I have found. The markings varied by yard, crew, placement and years. Sometimes the marks are intuitive but often not.

And I'm sure that's where it came from, an unambiguous way to describe a defect in need of repair. The MCB system for freight cars is one of three the railroads used, all from different origins but

looks like the other side of the creek had been flooded recently, mel perry