Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to the MP blister sided gondola?
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gary laakso
The picture is on the Central of Georgia and the gondola in question has about half of one side with diagonals and the other without:
https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1944-Columbus-Georgia/i-jDSR4g2/A
Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock |
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Jim Gates
I have noticed a lot of photographs of gondolas look like this, but I think it is some kind of illusion.
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At first I thought this might be one of the taller AT&SF post Caswell gondolas, but those had a Pratt pattern for the truss, I believe this car has a Howe truss pattern. Jim Gates -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 3/7/19, gary laakso <vasa0vasa@...> wrote:
Subject: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to the MP blister sided gondola? To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019, 11:37 AM The picture is on the Central of Georgia and the gondola in question has about half of one side with diagonals and the other without: https://donstrack.smugmug.com/UtahRails/Emil-Albrecht-Photos/1944-Columbus-Georgia/i-jDSR4g2/A Gary LaaksoNorthwest of Mike Brock |
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Hi Gary and List Members,
If you look at the image at "Original" resolution,
one can faintly (very faintly) make out the diagonals on the near half of
the car. They don't show well because the angle of the sun illuminates those
diagonals very evenly, and so they seem to disappear unless you do some close
inspection.
The "Original" resolution image can be viewed at
the link below.
You might have to click on the image in some
browsers before you can see the image at its full
resolution.
Claus Schlund
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Ralph W. Brown
Hi Claus,
Good eye. Now that you’ve brought them to our attention, I can see
them too.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what looks to be CG 39623 shown to the
left of the water tower? A ventilated boxcar perhaps?
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:28 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to
the MP blister sided gondola? Hi Gary and List Members,
If you look at the image at "Original" resolution,
one can faintly (very faintly) make out the diagonals on the near half of the
car. They don't show well because the angle of the sun illuminates those
diagonals very evenly, and so they seem to disappear unless you do some close
inspection.
The "Original" resolution image can be viewed at
the link below.
You might have to click on the image in some
browsers before you can see the image at its full resolution.
Claus Schlund
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Ralph,
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It certainly looks like CG 39623 is a ventilated boxcar, but given the light paint and dark stencil, I think that it might be in company service and not revenue service.
Regards Bruce
Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield."
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Ralph W. Brown
Hi Bruce,
Given its apparent age and the 1944 date for the photo, I suspect you’re
right.
Thanks for confirming my thoughts on the car type.
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Bruce
Smith
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:57 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to
the MP blister sided gondola? Ralph,
It certainly looks like CG 39623 is a ventilated boxcar, but given the
light paint and dark stencil, I think that it might be in company service and
not revenue service.
Regards Bruce
Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL "Some days you are the bug, some days you are the
windshield."
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Todd Horton
Former vent boxcar in M of W service. Todd Horton
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, 2:50:44 PM EST, Ralph W. Brown <rbrown51@...> wrote:
Hi Claus,
Good eye. Now that you’ve brought them to our attention, I can see
them too.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what looks to be CG 39623 shown to the
left of the water tower? A ventilated boxcar perhaps?
Pax,
Ralph
Brown
Portland, Maine PRRT&HS No. 3966 NMRA No. L2532 rbrown51[at]maine[dot]rr[dot]com From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:28 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to
the MP blister sided gondola? Hi Gary and List Members,
If you look at the image at "Original" resolution,
one can faintly (very faintly) make out the diagonals on the near half of the
car. They don't show well because the angle of the sun illuminates those
diagonals very evenly, and so they seem to disappear unless you do some close
inspection.
The "Original" resolution image can be viewed at
the link below.
You might have to click on the image in some
browsers before you can see the image at its full resolution.
Claus Schlund
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John Hagen
Claus, I see them also. Faintly, likely due to them fully catching the sunlight, but they are there. John Hagen
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Todd Horton via Groups.Io
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2019 4:01 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to the MP blister sided gondola?
Former vent boxcar in M of W service.
Todd Horton
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, 2:50:44 PM EST, Ralph W. Brown <rbrown51@...> wrote:
Hi Claus,
Good eye. Now that you’ve brought them to our attention, I can see them too.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what looks to be CG 39623 shown to the left of the water tower? A ventilated boxcar perhaps?
Pax,
Ralph Brown
From: Claus Schlund \(HGM\) Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Can Anyone identify the gondola coupled to the MP blister sided gondola?
Hi Gary and List Members,
If you look at the image at "Original" resolution, one can faintly (very faintly) make out the diagonals on the near half of the car. They don't show well because the angle of the sun illuminates those diagonals very evenly, and so they seem to disappear unless you do some close inspection.
The "Original" resolution image can be viewed at the link below.
You might have to click on the image in some browsers before you can see the image at its full resolution.
Claus Schlund
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golden1014
It looks like an IC car to me, Gary. The indented Murphy ends are the giveaway.
John Golden |
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