Still musing about Clark’s train photo, mostly thinking about the last two cars.

The last car would appear to be something like the 1937 AAR boxcar, a bit taller than the car ahead of it with a corrugated door.

The second to last car is a puzzle.  There is no relief to the door, at all, which could indicate that it is a double sheathed wood car with a wood door.  The logo on the right side is lower than most roads who placed a (sorta) round logo on the right side (like SP, GN, etc.)  CGW tended to have more centered logos.  Did they have any DS wood boxcars at the time of the picture?

Steve Hile

Guys;

Thanks for sharing!

I did some research on Hercules back when, and could not grasp how many product lines they were into.  That’d be a huge research project in itself.  They had plants all over the country, and each seemed to have a different set of tank cars serving them.

Did we not get a P2K in the red Hercules scheme?

BTW, LOVE that acid tank and its weathering!

Elden Gatwood

Fred;

Unfortunately, not yet.  I know a guy that has been working on this for 30+ years with the intention of doing a book(s), but he is overwhelmed with data. 

Every RR did their own version of how they handled it, and I am personally overwhelmed with just the PRR part of this, in the moment.

In addition, the pools changed almost yearly, with new models, changed models, and the whims of the auto makers.  I can attest to the numerous code changes, stencil changes, rack changes, and classes in use, from what I’ve dug up.

For your edification, you may want to look up the various auto and parts plants on-line, to see the enormous number of same in play over the years.

Elden Gatwood

Seth;

Have you looked into the Tangent ratchet hand brake models?

Elden Gatwood

Bill,

Those models look great! We don’t see many MoW models.

When were these C&O 40-foot automobile cars built?

Eric Hansmann

Murfreesboro, TN

Tim

Thanks for the photos and to the others who replied with information. Looking through a CB&Q-published 1969 Equipment List, I found that it lists MNX 1700-243 and LNX 2444-2464 as being leased to Burlington Refrigerator Express and no others so perhaps I have the answer.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

No idea about the Society website, but I have some here and can sell one to you $55, postpaid. PayPal accepted. They are also available from Ron’s books, McMillan, and Amazon.