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FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941
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I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found these from Omaha with freight cars. Most were taken November 1938, but I think one is from 1941. Paul Krueger Seattle, WA Union Stock Yards - boxcars in the background Grain elevators - CGW boxcars in the midground, SAL box in the background, and what is that on the side of the boxcar behind the RI locomotive in the foreground? CGW boxcar close-up (too bad the photographer wasn't back a foot or so) American Smelting and Refining - nice cut of freight cars across the middle of the photo, is that a pickle car in the middle? Two rail cranes in the photo too. Another view of American Smelting, but the freight cars are more distant Unloading sheep at the stock yards - MILW stock car being unloaded, Quaker City Live Stock Express stock car in the background with part of a RI stock car. Close-up of sheep being loaded into a stock car Stock yards - decent view of ARLX 11801 on the right Omaha rail yard - good views of roofs and ends Omaha elevated view - some freight cars in the lower left corner
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In the fifth picture, I have doubts about it being a pickle car. It certainly looks similar to a pickle car but all pickle cars I have seen images of were owned by a pickle packing company. This car has Kansas City Southern on it. What else could it be hauling? I have no idea. Something briny or acidic, it would seem. Could KCS have a car they leased to a pickle producer? A partial number might end in 24. Chuck Peck
On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Paul Krueger <kruegerp12@...> wrote:
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John Larkin
The first picture may likely be cinders used for fill. Many years ago when UP built the cut-off through Omaha (bypassing the original line south of there) they built massive trestles. These were filled in by dumping fill over until today's mainline was finished - this was quite a fill and required lots of material and dumping cinders was a very good way to get rid of them and fill in the trestles at the same time. If you ever pass through Omaha on I-80 the fill is very evident and extends for about 3+ miles. Except for the lighting (I-80 is north of the railroad) it would be a great photo place. John Larkin
On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 12:19:28 PM CDT, Charles Peck <lnnrr152@...> wrote:
In the fifth picture, I have doubts about it being a pickle car. It certainly looks similar to a pickle car but all pickle cars I have seen images of were owned by a pickle packing company. This car has Kansas City Southern on it. What else could it be hauling? I have no idea. Something briny or acidic, it would seem. Could KCS have a car they leased to a pickle producer? A partial number might end in 24. Chuck Peck On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Paul Krueger <kruegerp12@...> wrote:
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John Larkin
Next to last photo was on e-bay for a while a couple of months ago. I'm not sure whose station is shown there but multiple railroads ran through here. I'm going to have to dig out my old Omaha map to be accurate. John Larkin
On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 12:19:28 PM CDT, Charles Peck <lnnrr152@...> wrote:
In the fifth picture, I have doubts about it being a pickle car. It certainly looks similar to a pickle car but all pickle cars I have seen images of were owned by a pickle packing company. This car has Kansas City Southern on it. What else could it be hauling? I have no idea. Something briny or acidic, it would seem. Could KCS have a car they leased to a pickle producer? A partial number might end in 24. Chuck Peck On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Paul Krueger <kruegerp12@...> wrote:
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William Hirt
If you download the super high resolution version, there is a window in the car end along with the side. This looks to me like a boxcar that has been converted to MOW service.
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Sunkist Flour is painted on the building behind the CGW. This would suggest this facility is associated with Maney Milling Company in Omaha as that was their brand name for their flour. Bill Hirt
On 4/12/2020 12:04 PM, Paul Krueger wrote:
I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found these from Omaha with freight cars. Most were taken November 1938, but I think one is from 1941.
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William Hirt
From the Sanborn maps, it appears that L Street is the overpass.
That places the station along the UP tracks which UP called the
Old Main Line. The UP is the nearest 3 tracks to the station. The
station I am almost sure is UP's South Omaha station. The other
tracks belonged to Union Stock Yards Company. The stock yards are
to the left (west) of the photographer. Bill Hirt
On 4/12/2020 12:52 PM, John Larkin via
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Allen Cain
Could this be an early tank car caring oil or some other product? I worked in a smelter and there is no way anything remotely associated with with food should be within miles of those fumes. Allen Cain
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Rock Island modified a number of old class B1 double sheathed boxcars, from
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circa 1910,to use as transfer cabooses at various terminals. Some even had the proverbial park bench on the roof. They were numbered in the low 19xxx range. See this example from 1946. Steve Hile
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From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of William Hirt Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 1:54 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941 If you download the super high resolution version, there is a window in the car end along with the side. This looks to me like a boxcar that has been converted to MOW service. Sunkist Flour is painted on the building behind the CGW. This would suggest this facility is associated with Maney Milling Company in Omaha as that was their brand name for their flour. Bill Hirt On 4/12/2020 12:04 PM, Paul Krueger wrote: I was looking at photos on the Library of Congress website and found
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mopacfirst
The MP gon is probably on MoW duty on the MoPac line into Omaha. The embankment appears to be pretty well established, with grass on either side of the work area which has been bladed off. There is a pole line on this side of the embankment, and what appears to be scrap rail or ties that are just being covered.
This suggests either repairing a washout, or perhaps widening the embankment at this point. The car was built in 1919, 3000 cars from three builders, and by 1949 some surviving cars were being rebuilt with steel superstructure. Non-rebuilt ones appear to have been gone by 1952. The original USRA gons had eight drop doors. Clones were built later, but with 10 drop doors. Ron Merrick
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spsalso
In the first American Smelting photo, I see a gon with sheet metal trucks. I am very surprised.
Regarding the "pickle tank", there ARE tank cars listed for KCS in the January 1939 ORER. Of particular interest here are the two cars 23531 and 23674, both listed as vinegar tank cars. No gallonage is listed. Overall length is 42'-10"--no heights listed. Ed Edward Sutorik
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Richard Townsend
My January 1938 ORER shows the KCS had two TW vinegar cars, numbers 23531 and 23674. Perhaps this is one of those cars. Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, OR
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From: Charles Peck <lnnrr152@...> To: main <main@realstmfc.groups.io> Sent: Sun, Apr 12, 2020 10:19 am Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941 In the fifth picture, I have doubts about it being a pickle car.
It certainly looks similar to a pickle car but all pickle cars I have seen
images of were owned by a pickle packing company.
This car has Kansas City Southern on it. What else could it be hauling?
I have no idea. Something briny or acidic, it would seem.
Could KCS have a car they leased to a pickle producer? A partial number
might end in 24.
Chuck Peck
On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM Paul Krueger <kruegerp12@...> wrote:
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G.J. Irwin
Unloading 'coal' (looks like cinders or gravel to me) - MP USRA gondola
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8a03846/ I dare say (and it IS "dare" in this group!) that the 1960's tooled Bachmann/Parkway issue N Scale model of this car doesn't look that bad against the prototype. This general MP paint scheme was offered. (It certainly helps that the view is from rather far away...) George Irwin
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Close examination shows missing boards in a couple of spots!
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of G.J. Irwin <groups@...>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020 5:27 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] FSA/OWI photos - Omaha 1938, 1941 Unloading 'coal' (looks like cinders or gravel to me) - MP USRA gondola
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8a03846/ I dare say (and it IS "dare" in this group!) that the 1960's tooled Bachmann/Parkway issue N Scale model of this car doesn't look that bad against the prototype. This general MP paint scheme was offered. (It certainly helps that the view is from rather far away...) George Irwin
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