Here is a compilation of the 41 GATX tank cars found in the 35 trains in Fraley's Frt Conductor train Book:
I am troubled by the destination codes...particularly for eastbounds. When a number is given...like "3", and it represents a yard track...where might it be?
Other comments: Locomotives covered the distance from Laramie to Rawlins without change [ 117 miles ]. Engines were almost exclusively class 4000 [ Big Boys ] or 3900 Challengers. Everyone's friend, 3985, pulled the train on 4-5-49. The only exception to the 4000s and 3900s was a 3 unit diesel on the last train listed. Conductor Fraley, probably a gentleman of taste, likely retired thereafter.
Car Number Direction Contents Destination Date
MT= empty, EB =eastbound, WB=westbound, KC=Kansas City, numbers 0-4 may be track numbers somewhere.
36971 WB MT ? 3-6-49
991 WB MT SP-1 3-6-49
91536 EB Wine 0 3-7-49
1198 EB Wine 0 3-7-49
1023 EB Wine 0 3-7-49
915 EB Wine 3 3-9-49
66311 EB Wine 0 3-9-49
1199 EB Wine 0 3-9-49
33525 EB Wine 0 3-9-49
65669 WB MT POCATELLO 3-11-49
65584 EB MT KC 3-18-49
65645 EB MT KC 3-18-49
4365 EB MT KC 3-18-49
28548 EB MT KC 3-18-49
15178 WB OIL Track 6 at Ogden 3-19-49
25776 WB OIL Green River 3-19-49
50442 WB OIL " " 3-19-49
20257 WB OIL Track 1 at Ogden 4-3-49
5196 EB ? KC 4-3-49 Different train from above
90008 WB MT Track 4 at Ogden 4-7-49
11955 EB MT KC 4-7-49 Different train from above
65584 EB MT KC Note, EB on 4-7-49, EB on 3-18-49
33340 EB WINE 0 4-9-49
33844 EB Wine 0 4-9-49
33514 EB Wine KC 4-9-49
62500 EB Wine 0 4-9-49
50962 EB Oil 3 4-9-49
2220 EB MT 0 4-9-49
3589 EB MT KC 4-14-49
67177 WB MT SP-1 4-15-49
61816 EB ASPHALT 0 4-16-49
407 EB MT SP-1 4-17-49
Now here we have a problem...or a curiosity. Would there be an SP-1 track somewhere in the east? This is definitely an eastbound train.
4492 EB Oil 4 4-17-49
33873 EB Wine 0 "
441 EB Wine 0 "
65741 EB Wine KC "
1187 EB Wine 0 "
906 EB Wine 0 "
65614 EB MT KC "
19324 EB MT KC 4-20-49
3646 EB MT KC "
68923 WB Syrup LA-4 4-21-49
Mike Brock
