Are these Studebakers in this Santa Fe drop bottom gondola?

Here's what looks to me to be Studebakers "stuffed" into a Santa Fe drop bottom gondola. Think these autos only included everything from firewall back, i.e. no motor, body & chassis in front of it. St

Is that a foot step under where the ladder is curled under. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Western Pacific had 29' gondolas made specifically to haul coil steel. The coils were loaded over the trucks only. They were loaded on their sides in cradles. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

There was a Nalley's Fine Foods on the Los Angeles Junction Ry (LAJ) Owens Lead. They had 8 spots on their spur that received frozen foods, bulk corn, spuds & other. No mention of pickles or vinegar i

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Have an aerial view of the ramp at Santa Fe's Vernon (CA) Team. The ramp is in the lower left with heavy equipment on two flat cars above it. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Thanks Garth. Probably needed to see a more overhead shot to be able to see the cradle shape. Could coils be loaded the full length of the cradle? Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

What's to keep steel coils on that car. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Los Angeles Junction Ry served two bottle makers. They each got 9 hoppers of silica sand & one of limestone per day that came from Santa Fe Ry (parent company). The sand came from near Oceanside & the

The "cans" look like ones used to move "dirty dirt". BNSF used similar cars when the dirt under the old hydraulic retarders was hauled away to be burned to get rid of the fluid & returned clean.

Los Angles Produce Terminal arrangement, but their 12 tracks were at an angle. Reefers could be unloaded 3 at a time using bridge plates between far 2. There was always one against a dock, 36 cars cou

My WAG is those loads are so heavy, they stay on cars by shear weight alone. Only reason for the bands is to who knows what. ~}

There were 2 "tanks" on each flat car. Have to agree that those loads were redwood pipes since they were in such extensive use back then. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Here's an enlargement of 2 of the mystery load cars. Details aren't clear enough to tell what kind of loads these are, but there's 2 per car. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Most RRs DID/DO NOT paint truck side frames so defects could more easily be seen. Back in the grease bearing days the trucks would be "colored" in grease & dirt. In the current roller bearing days the

BoB That's a COFC not a TOFC. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Funny thing is, if cabooses, cranes, MOW equipment, etc. weren't around regular freight cars would have a VERY HARD TIME MOVING! So yes they definitely need to be discussed here. Andy Jackson Santa Fe

You're right Tom. Enlarged the image & can see it's just a shadow. Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA

Note the curve in the top of the sidewall & ribs of the Erie one but not the model. "Close but no cigar"? Andy Jackson Santa Fe Springs CA