XM boxcars went everywhere.

Bill Welch

I completely agree with Bill's statement, and it was especially true 1941 to 1945
when normal car service rules were mostly suspended (except for car service directives).
Nevertheless, I've never seen a photo of a CNJ box car anywhere near the west coast in
the steam era (i.e. prior to 1960). I admit I haven't looked for them, but still...
After 1960, however - CNJ acquired LNE "X29" (ARA, really) style box cars and those I
have seen several times in the west in photos. My Dad even took a picture of one in
Pueblo CO in 1967, still wearing LNE reporting marks.

Tim O'Connor


 XM boxcars went everywhere.
 Bill Welch

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

I Have CNJ cars on my conductors lists from the Sierra from 1952 and 1954. I am away from home and will not return until Nov 22. After I return home I can post car numbers and dates. Al Smith Sonora Ca

Tim,

I have a print of CRP 22672 taken in San Francisco in 1948.  I also have a photo of CNJ 23217 in 1955 and while the photo is undocumented I believe it to be in CA as well (same source photographer, from the Menke collection).  These are examples of CNJ's ubiquitous 7 foot door postwar AAR 10-high boxcars (1250 cars produced 1947-48).

I was born and grew up near the CNJ so it is a personal favorite of mine even though I only enjoyed it through a Conrail lens.

Best wishes,

David Lehlbach

There is a color photo of CNJ 21675 in the Steamscenes' 2002 Southern Pacific calender, month of September.  The 1923 ARA proposed design box car is directly behind a cab forward steam locomotive crossing the Carquinez Straits bridge near Martinez, CA.  The car has the larger "Statue of Liberty" herald.  Photographed by Donald Duke, so of coarse it's undated.

Brian Leppert
Carson City, NV