They need to be relined from time to time. -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

The interchance book for GN/WP @ Bieber 1947-Oct show only 39 drgw XM 5 61200 9 66000 25 67500 vs 100s of GS from drgw/ucr Allen Rueter

even more freight cars by searching the Herald Review for just Wabash there's helium cars from 1931 https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/herald-review.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/1

A is for Auto

Mark, Hard to say if UCR gons went east. - allen rueter

In Oct '47 a fair number GS gons were headed north on the Inside Gateway (Oregon Trunk) at Bieber 44 ATSF XMR 10800 10999 45 DRGW GS 45000 45499 46 ATSF XMR 64200 64699 49 ATSF XAR 9000 9199 49 DRGW G

Bob, SP&S had several box cars with roof hatches, for some kind of feed service for Purina? -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

Doug, Mark is selling the business . -- Allen Rueter StLouis MO

Jeff search for "coal report of illinois"1955 at babel.hathitrust.org It does show mines served by more than one railroad. Do you know of any coal tariffs for the IC or CB&Q? -- Allen Rueter StLouis M

I would also agree with coiled Al, but never say never. Having worked in Cold Rolled Finishing, loading eye2sky happens when the width gets narrow relative to its height. It also happens when the coil

Hi, Were Canadian cars in auto parts/new auto's pools? (did pools even exist yet?) Copeland reports show 18000 loads Wab > CP, 24000 loads CP > Wab in 1947. Allen Rueter

Jim, You might find this Bureau of Mines / Minerals yearbook 1950 interesting. http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/EcoNatRes/EcoNatRes-idx?type=div&did=EcoNatRes.MinYB1950.WYoung&isize=XL Allen R

Jason, Are you going to need a reefer to bring some produce in? I know you only asked about box cars, but looking at 1947 GN-WP interchange,I hope you have a few GS gons

Some clues may be found in 1% way bills http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015019920837;view=1up;seq=209;size=150 Cattle from Nebr. to NY exists, but not dominate, revenue looks good, but giv

Schuyler, Yes, the GN had trackage rights from Bend, OR to both Spokane & Vancouver WA, Tho the GN and SP&S referred to them as 'contract cars', There was also a significant interchange between GN & S

Lake coal (1940) is addressed on page 16 https://archive.org/stream/illinoisminerali74vosk#page/16/mode/2up Allen Rueter

Do not forget Met. Coal for coke production. Allen Rueter

For a Midwest prospective on coal traffic, check out Illinois mineral industry in 1940 ; Historical summary, 1919-1939 : Voskuil, Walter Henry, 1892- : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive Ill

The Bieber Yard (interchange) book, does not call out commodities , but does show that the GN had a base of two South bound trains, three trains happened several times a week, four trains a day happen

Ron, Your suspicion is correct, Empire Oil & Refining, one of the operations was in East Chicago.