Dennis, Only if they had charcoal heaters, it was mandatory to have two present when working with charcoal heater. The liquid fueled heaters did not have this warning. Walter Ohrnell

Scott, I had an empty placed for the loading of potatoes. When I opened the hatches to install heaters, I found the bunkers full of ice. By this time the car had been loaded and I wasn't about to ask

BB's would make a good substitute and they are reasonable. Lenter Ohrnell

I have been asked by an acquaintance in Eau Claire, WI if I knew a source for pictures of carbon black cars, these are not the usual covered hoppers. The Milwaukee moved carbon black in special cars f

I had the same problem almost three years ago, the Dullcote still had a gloss after it dried. I talked to a Testor's rep at either the NMRA National show or Trainfest in Milwaukee. He suggested I cont

Group, I'm sorry the cut off is 1960. Lenny

This is a little newer, however I'll go for it. During 1964 While working a Q branch line in the SE corner of Iowa I had a gondola load of coal come in. It was unloaded by a gentleman using a shovel a

There a Griffin Wheel plant in Keokuk, IA also. Lenny

In addition to cars having heaters fastened to the floor there were also cradles w/heaters that could be hung from the ceiling. Lenny Ohrnell

Tony, I really don't know the answer to your question, I can only presume it was a weight agreement. I was the Agent for the BRE,WFE & FGE and never got into the local freight offices business. IIRCC

Clark, I would have to agree with Andy. The potatoes coming out of the Rutherford plant in Burlington were never weighed. Number of sacks times weight. On the rare occasion cars were iced there wasn't

Bruce, I used your formula to spray my Pennsy depressed center flat using my trusty Bink's Wren B. Doug, I also have a Revolution with the new attachment. It does make cleaning a lot easier. Has anyon

I currently have a Cannonball depressed center flat close to the painting stage. I will probably go with PRR even though the car is a bit short. What color were the cars and the buckeye trucks? Lenny

The side tack boards had Cleaned tags applied and during the heater season a Heated Car tag applied. Never saw tags on the end tack boards. Lenny Ohrnell

Try Craig Marten at BLMA. I bought my last dozen from him and had good luck, he also has brass grab iron templates. WLO

Try Craig Marten at BLMA. I bought my last dozen from him and had good luck, he also has brass grab iron templates. WLO

Add roots to the list of Unusual Perishables. W.L. Ohrnell