Allied Full Cushion Trucks - Alaska Railroad Slide down to photos 52 through 62 on this link: https://www.alaskarails.org/historical2/Strong/index2.html These are wreck photos and the suspect

Yes NKP rebuilt some (goal was 100 cars, not sure if all were done) war emergency cars into this configuration in 1964. beyond the end of this list. Brian J. Carlson

Yes, definitely. Built in 1944. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling, Massachusetts*

"Please do not rule out that the car in question could be carrying drugs, printers ink, magazines, etc. " Those commodities were much more likely to be backhaul loads in produce (RS) reefers. Very

looks like a shortened version of a rebuilt usra gon mel perry

Found this interesting car on line. http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nkp/nkp08239jpa.jpg Was this rebuilt from a war emergency boxcar? Ron Merrick

Folks; I cannot enlarge, but this interesting car, which I have other photos of, appears to have a rebuild date of July 1960. Is that correct? Does anyone have any idea what service it was

Johannes, Someone selling beautiful trucks might want to consider the option of selling them with better looking wheels 😉 Just suggesting... if Tahoe can do it, other folks can as well. If we don't

Hello Bruce, I would think that Intermountain wheel sets would fit nicely, e. g. (Or just email Mr Davis and ask for axle length.) For someone considering to spend $40 for a pair of freight car

Steve Sandifer wrote: “I was quoting Richard Hendrickson in my earlier reply. I too would question the late date for the Allied trucks.” Allied Full Cushion trucks were prohibited in interchange

Or maybe not. Gene Green's Reefer Color Guide, p.49, has three photos of GATC reefers with KGNX reporting marks, all with billboard Kingan lettering. The photos are dated 1954, 1955, and August 1956.

It's a low res scan from Ted Culotta, and that's the date he gave it. Ask Ted. I've attached another Tedscan of a Rock Island car - You can clearly read "-52" on

I meant to say since most meat from the Midwest was shipped east, I would guess those branch houses were all located in the east. And I agree with Tony regarding other commodities in meat reefers.

Don't assume that Hygrade's purchase of Kingan meant the Kingan brand immediately went away. Many brands have value in themselves. Many companies operated the "legacy" brands long after a buyout.

Brian most meat heading to NYC westside traveled via the Erie. If that helps. Here is what I have for Kingan locations, it is not

I was quoting Richard Hendrickson in my earlier reply. I too would question the late date for the Allied trucks. J. Stephen Sandifer

Hi Brian, From my study of met reefers with the late Bob Witbeck in the mid and late 1990's I'd suggest that in the five year time frame between Hygrade purchasing Kingan in 1952 and your 1957

Hi Tim, As a New Englander you are aware I expect of the fact that both the B&N and New Haven bought surplus troop sleepers and converted them into baggage and baggage mail cars. Given the

Brian, Reviewing the whole thread, I can see that 1957 is your "error". :-) These would be appropriate if you didn't model that error, and instead chose an earlier time period. lol. I can tell you

Very good point Tony, and one with meet reefers that I have not looked too terribly deeply into. Jim Dick