There was, and still is, regular car ferry (barge) service between Puget Sound and Alaska, particularly between Seattle and Whittier. Once a car arrived in Puget Sound, it would be routed just like

Bob, I will make a post about the Bachmann express reefer soon. The short story is it would be considered a foobie by many in this group. There are some aspects of the car that wouldn't be easy to

Wouldn’t that be the “Sooey Line”…? Sorry, couldn’t resist… Steve Johnson

From the Bachmann website: Refrigerated rail transportation revolutionized the North American produce industry in the early 20th century, allowing fresh commodities from the west to be sold for the

ARR rebuilt 30 troop cars in 1970 into hi-cubes (of sorts) series 8000-8029. Whack off the top, add the top part from a donor car. All are retired now. Curt Fortenberry

I assume you mean the DuPont color, Dulux Gold. Tony Thompson tony@...

A photo I shot back in the 70’s. Don’t remember where. Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of al_brown03 <abrown@...> Reply-To:

I saw an ARR gondola in Madison, Wisconsin, in the summer of '79. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

ARR cars started appearing stateside after the rail barge service started in the mid 60's. You'll see shots from all over the US. Gons were frequent, and the ex troop cars converted to boxcars.

<< A recent mention made me wonder if anyone has photographic evidence or knows of any case where an Alaska RR boxcar or other railcar came into the lower 48 (outside of Washington/Oregon)? I have a

*ignore that first but.

Thanks so much for that Tim! I figured they probably did but since ARR was just like any other road. But also had doubts because of all the lower 48 cars readily at their disposal and the fact they

Dear R- I have photos of Alaska RR cars in southern California, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado. I suspect they went wherever un-specialized freight cars went because

Hello all, A recent mention made me wonder if anyone has photographic evidence or knows of any case where an Alaska RR boxcar or other railcar came into the lower 48 (outside of Washington/Oregon)?

Would the complete train include a dining and sleeping facilities for the Pigs?

Libbys had one in East Sacramento served (if my a-jed memory hasn't melted) off the R street local. Shades of the Alaska Packers! (until the 1930s or so, having the largest fleet of American-flagged

There was a big Continental Can Co. plant on Water Street in Syracuse, NY that served canning operations along the Ontario Lake shore for apple products (e.g., applesauce), sauerkraut and cherries,

Photo: Pig Car (Circa 1917) A photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM24722 Description: “Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line

American can was another big mfgr of cans. FWIW the sheet steel used to make cans was HUGE source of profit for steel mills, far more than anything else. As an example, there was a US Steel mill

Here is a 1939 photo of unloading cans that were shipped loose - https://picryl.com/media/unloading-cans-from-a-boxcar-is-done-by-picking-them-up-on-a-row-of-spikes -- Bill Parks Cumming,