While I probably missed this discussion I remember going to Fort Lewis (WA) for summer camp once/twice (70s). The entire fort used coal in the past (pre/post war). I remember unused coal areas

In the 1960s, after their captive service ended, some "Cookie Box" cars went into general service without being repainted. However, this list isn't about the 1960s. Richard Hendrickson

A number of railroads hauled Anthracite, which in the US is mined predominantly from Eastern PA. I am not an expert, but you may want to check out the reading historical

Tony-- Looks Ian beat me to it for your Ulrich gons, but I'll add that these cars were either built with a vertical stiffener on all but the end panels on the sides, or had these stiffeners added

Captive service? I photographed one here in Phoenix on the SP back in the 1960's. Another "captive" car I photographed in Phoenix was a D&RGW GS gon that was assigned to the Monarch rock

The RDG, LV, D&LW, CNJ, CRP, LH&R, L&NE all served anthracite mines and are collectively referred to as the anthracite roads because nearly 100% of the coal they hauled was anthracite. Rich Orr

There is currently a modest thread on this list regarding wine tank cars.? At least about off loading them.? We have had discussions on western GS gons before.? There have even been some small

Also, remember the C&O, N&W and Virginian offloaded coal to river barges at Kenova/Ceredos.  Also, I've pix of both C&O and N&W hops in local Cleveland coal yards.  When broken up regionally C&O

CN had a large fleet of Enterprise GS gondolas in both 36' and 40' versions, and the Ulrich car is about the best currently available to model the 40' cars. Black is an accurate colour for CN

Did Reading serve unique anthracite sources or would other anthracite roads also be supplying that same need and therefore turn up far from home?

Like Jared and others I would like some small tank cars too. This is a good segue to a question I have been meaning to ask. The Ethyl corporation had some small capacity tanks for lead anti-knock

Found it - from Garth Groff's message #30362 in 2004: "A couple of other things about the Cookie Boxes: They had a small door just below the running board (both ends I think), similar to lumber

Dave Evans (replying to Richard Hendrickson) wrote: Okay, it's not an obsession. But westerners who want more wine tank cars (and we won't bore you with what we need in helium cars -- <g>) will

Jared Harper wrote: I'd like to see almost ANY 6000-gallon tank car. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Ed, I was curious about that car too - pretty unusual - love to know what it was for. Good spot on the MP roof - I had not considered possible snow, and some of the cars near the rear of the same

Doug Harding wrote: Exactly. Ten or twenty a year ain't a lot. I'd hoped that was my point. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

I'd like to see a 6000 gal. three dome tank car. Jared Harper Athens, GA >

Neville,              Take a lok at the wine section in your favorie store and write down the bottlers location. Most sidings will have a fenced area where the cars are unloaded and some

Well put Dave. Mark Morgan/ B&O Newark Division 1958

Richard, I would say the discussion keeps re-appearing because of frustration, not obsession. In my own analysis of car fleets, while there are clearly significant classes of box cars that can only