Hi List Members, B&O ds trussrod boxcar (72448 maybe?) at Pittsburg and Fairmont Fuel Company WV in 1907 https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/039674 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, Two views of C&O hoppers at Zephyr Mine in 1954... https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/052037 https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/052035 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Yes, they are early horse-drawn scrapers, usually pulled by two horses, The operator walks behind holding the long handle that controls the scraper-bowl’s angle. Raise the handle and the bowl digs

 Hi Ben and List Members, Ben asked: "The verbiage with the picture said capacity 750 tons. Is this the daily output of the mine? Weekly? Monthly?" I don't have the answer to this, however, to

The third tank car has platform on top... I've most often associated this with (later) chemical cars?

would anyone happen to have a diagram of this (or similar) operation? If the loading of the coke is from structure in the back, how was finished coke transported to the loading bin?

You've never seen a man wearing coveralls before? Dennis Storzek

They are horse drawn scapers... excavating machines. Dennis Storzek

Here’s the full sentence from the site. Information with print includes "Electric Mining, Rope and Electric Haulage, Capacity 750 Tons". I think the capacity is for the mining, rope and haulage

They appear to be a variation of a scraper that could be dumped with a trip lever. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

The verbiage with the picture said capacity 750 tons. Is this the daily output of the mine? Weekly? Monthly? Thanks for the photos! Ben Heinley

Hi List Members, C&O 16717 (side dump) and 116697 (offset side) hoppers at Island Creek Coal Co WV https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/036022 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, N&W steel gon at Pond Creek Coal Company WV (undated) https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/036099 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, C&O twin hopper 21105 in WV (1914) https://wvhistoryonview.org/image/036174.jpg I'm left wondering - what are the wheeled conveyances in front of the string of hoppers? There

Ok, we’ve got an answer to the row of rivets up top… next question: What is with the front of the big guy’s pants??? Looks like his zipper runs to the top of his beer belly. 8-) Dave Nelson

Hi List Members, A Toledo & Ohio Central (New York Central system) steel gon at a mine at Braxton WV https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/036706 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

All- This wreck picture has drawn comments from both the STMFC and EarlyRail groups so please excuse the dual post…. The CB&Q leased in late 1878, then purchased, ten National Steel Tube box cars

that looks likeba rivet overlay seam ;-) mel perry

Bob Chaparro wrote: Three-course construction, if I understand your question. There are two top sheets and a bottom sheet, thus three rivet courses. Tony Thompson tony@...

The water weight in pounds stenciled under the platform seems to start with 4 This aligns with those stenciled on the BLI 6000 gallon tank cars. The 11,000 gallon cars from Atlas and Kadee