I agree the stringer in the photo has received damage. But, because these cars were revolutionary when built and received a lot of press, extensive write ups in both Railway Review and Railway

Sorry, Jim. I was following up on the discussion on doors, and was being incomplete. Many, many X26 still out there in 1951. Elden Gatwood

 I think the URTCo 4478 reefer has SCHLITZ billboard lettering Claus Schlund

Jim. Six DOOR types Brian J. Carlson

Only six X26 cars on the PRR? In what time period? I model 1951, so there must have been more than that in service at that time. Jim Hunter

Group; There were at least six on the PRR. At least one X26 received a door like on the sole X36 built by PRR as their first outside post box car. The others are well documented in pics.

By using a tapered post with a corresponding tapered wedge, when you drive the wedge in it tightens the post into the pocket tighter than you get it using a straight post, that way it doesn't lean

I was able to extract the small photo of the truck on this photo but not the larger photo. Any suggestions for a computer illiterate? Bill Pardie

Ron, Group; I have the data & drawings, for the P&L changes, but am currently not able to download by class; to note, it was not as simple as “April 1954”, for example. It rolled out slowly

UP Livestock Car 48975 (Possible S-40-14) Photo from Don Strack’s UtahRails Website: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Union-Pacific/UP-Freight-Cars/i-DDFDbZG/A Click on the photo to

Photo: Iron Ore Docks, Ashtabula, Ohio (Circa 1900) Photo from the Industrial History blog: https://tinyurl.com/cett6p3d Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Photo: PRR Coal Docks, Erie, PA (Circa 1900) Photo from the Industrial History blog: https://tinyurl.com/ex4ppzdj Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

The roofs and under frames are different, probably the height too.

Good source for info and photos on freight cars 1914 and way earlier: EarlyRail@groups.io | Home Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA

Agreed. “From,” not “on.” Schuyler

All- It looks like it reads: Loaded From “This Side” (caps and lower case as typed, quote marks on lower line and centered). Charlie Vlk

Chris Barkan wrote: "I have some other questions about the car's design features. It appears that the right-most stringer on the right side of the car (the side shown) is curved upward between two of

The Metcalf book on UP freightcars and the Morning Sun UP book each have a half dozen pages with good photos. -Jay Styron

Hah hah, yeah I understood the literal meaning, "interpretation" was a poor choice of words on my part. I was just asking if others agreed that that was what it said. I have seen other variations of

An interesting detail of the wedges used to secure the tapered posts in the stake pockets. They look to be driven in from the bottom to compensate for the taper on the posts perhaps? -- Brian