SAL did it too--with B-class box cars. John Golden O'Fallon, IL

The Wabash converted six hundred 40000 series single sheath auto cars, built by AC&F in 1925, into stock cars. Single deck cars, numbers 15000-15399, will converted in 1933-34. Double deck cars,

John Riddell wrote: John is fond of referring to this meat shipment idea for 8- hatch reefers as a myth, but it's one derived from the published comments of Canadian railroaders. The point

Interestingly, the RI had some stock cars built new to the same basic design as their B2 boxcars and THEN rebuilt some of their boxcars into stock cars. I am hoping to discuss these in more detail

Rob, Canadian stock cars did indeed travel across the border into the U.S. for about a century transporting animals for grazing, feeding and slaughter. A 44-page Canadian National Railways

Add Northern Pacific to the list. The 40' Pig Palace cars 84000-84188 were rebuilt c. 1958 from 8000-8199 single sheathed double door auto box cars. Matt Herson

Tony Thompson has already responded re: the SP stock cars that were converted from box cars, as has Staffan Ehnbom re: the GN's rebuilt cars. In addition, the Santa Fe had several thousand stock

And the M&StL. Gene Green

As an addition to the pondering about Canadian stock cars and reefers in the U.S., some years ago we ran an article in CN Lines about loading stock cars with Alberta coal. Plywood sheets were placed

Or, did some western roads convert cars too? Santa Fe did big time: Convertible deck Sk Z & Sk 4's converted from panel sided "furniture cars" "Fe's" on the Santa Fe, also panel side Bx-3's

Jack As I remember the discussion on this and other groups concerning the Index that it was the intention that the index would be made available to all. Are you now saying that you have to become a

Hay and pulp.Armand Premo Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:43 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: Canadian Stock Cars and Ice Reefers in US Fellows, It has previously been brought out on the

Fellows, It has previously been brought out on the list that stock cars are sometimes loaded with products other than livestock. Could the sightings and listings of Canadian stock cars in the US have

Bruce, I used your formula to spray my Pennsy depressed center flat using my trusty Bink's Wren B. Doug, I also have a Revolution with the new attachment. It does make cleaning a lot easier. Has

The Great Northern did convert 44' box and stock combination cars into regular stock cars. Normally cars in this size range was meant for transporting horses or other prized livestock on passenger

Gordon - One thing to remember is that the plans published in the model railroad press are often far from accurate. The further back you go the worse they get as does the accuracy of the data. When

Add the CGW, RI and GN to your list. Clark Propst

There is a photo of a Canadian stock car in the 1920's in Yoakum, Texas on the SA&AP.   Cyril Durrenberger

Seaboard's S-1 and B-5 stock cars were converted from single-sheathed box cars. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

And the Rock Island from single-sheathed box cars. (And interestingly later converted [MKT] stock cars to box cars by lining with plywood, as did ATSF with some of its own stock cars, although both