Yes, all 5 are kitchen cars. Since they appear to be in original paint, I suspect this is a move to position them in storage. The cars sold to railroads were generally sold through an intermediary. In

The car in this post is a builder’s photo of ATSF 64279. As such, cars in this class operated in general service for about a year before Evans auto racks were installed beginning in 1947. Without

Gary that logo denotes that the car has racks for auto parts-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

These cars are the troop sleepers. Seats converted into multi-level bunk beds, something like four bunks high. Nelson Moyer

Yes, they are troop kitchens. CB&Q bought a bunch and ran them as express cars with barred windows and Allied Trucks initially, then they plated over the windows and changed the trucks. After a while,

The photos were dated by date the cars were built, and when the US Army stopped issuing that style of shoe. I never thought I would be consulting with a Army clothing expert to date RR

Sure look like it. Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone)

Gary Are those the kitchen cars ? Paul Doggett

Did Rio Grande buy such cars for conversion to express, MOW or whatever? Alex Schneider

Check the steam era site I believe Ed Hawkins put a spreadsheet together on these cars.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

I have pictures of 10-6 cars. (They may be stenciled 10-4 because of interior auto racks.) I don't know of any 10-0 GTW cars. On 11/25/2022 7:02 PM, Seth Lakin

Gary that was an old DT&I monogram and I think you can see it in Teds boxcar book Steam Era Freight Cars boxcar book. If you don't have that I'll try to make a scan for you Fenton-- Fenton Wells 250

They are seen moving in a freight in 1949, complete with their Allied Full Cushion trucks: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Oct-Farmington-West-Ogden/i-4vZvpSv/A

Thanks, Don! Gary Laakso

Gary, RPC #23 has a clearer image on page 88. This lettering arching at the top says "Auto Parts Loading Only" the lettering in the middle says "Racks" and the lettering on the bottom say

On the left side of the DT&I doble door car, what is the symbol on the left? https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1949-Mar-Ogden/i-Vj946Sg/A Gary Laakso Northwest

Am I correct to say before bulkhead flats and center beams, the various “all-door” cars ("Thrall-door” was a perfect name!) had their “day”? Maintaining all of those sliding and roll up

Hi Claus, Nice photo. I’m sure a NYC Lines expert can say more, but the ‘D' before the number of LS&MS cars dates back into the 1870s and continued until between 1908 and 1910. The earliest

On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 11:31 PM, spsalso wrote: And what went wrong?Ed - I can't say for sure, but my guess is timing. These came out in the late 50's (at least on the SAL), and in the 60's there

I do wonder if the impetus for this flurry of "double" sliding doors wasn't a new invention. Note that, somehow, doors were slid over other doors--an idea which might well have been new. And