Maybe this will help. The 3/55 issue of RMC had a SP company photo of A-50-6 number 52199 as part of a construction article. The car is freshly painted and has AB brakes with a 10-51 weight date. The

Mike, As one who was working in that yard in 1959, I can assure you that the L&N hopper was safely on T&NO rails. The Pacific lines did not officially start until in New Mexico due to the Texas carpet

I have to agree with you Richard. I looked again at a much larger enlargement (ain't computer graphics great!) and what I thought was the background showing under the tank appears now to be a portion

Dennis, I can't answer your question about why only seven type V cars were converted, but there were other standard gauge 6000 type V cars in existance. There is the one at the museum in St Louis and

The meat packing plant in El Paso shipped a carload of offal several times a week (this is in the 1950s). An SP steel GS gon was used and it was heaped above the top of the sides. I don't know where S