Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior
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Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A5198 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Click on the photo and scroll. Some of the doors appear damaged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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gary laakso
The B&O gon in front of the IC one, REALLY had a side bulge accident.
Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob Chaparro via groups.io
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 10:43 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior
Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior An undated photo from the Louisiana Digital Library: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-clf%3A5198 This photo can be enlarged quite a bit. Click on the photo and scroll. Some of the doors appear damaged. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Tony Thompson
Bob Chaparro wrote:
I love the battered drop doors. Does anyone model this? Tony Thompson
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akerboomk
Don’t forget the ventilated L&N (and C of G) boxes to the right -- Ken Akerboom
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Caught those too, Ken. The L&N vent. surprised me as I'd never seen any from that road before and now wonder how common they were. My best, Don Valentine
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Ray Breyer
4,347 VMs on the roster in 1930 (5th largest fleet), four still on the roster in 1962. Ray Breyer Elgin, IL
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 05:15:41 PM CDT, Donald B. Valentine via groups.io <riverman_vt@...> wrote:
Caught those too, Ken. The L&N vent. surprised me as I'd never seen any from that road before and now wonder how common they were. My best, Don Valentine
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Eric Hansmann
Here are some L&N ventilated boxcar quantities to fill in a few years in between Ray’s info.
1943 – 2,096 cars 1951 – 992 cars 1953 – 37 cars
I suspect the pending K brake ban of January 1, 1954 affected the fleet numbers after 1950.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ray Breyer via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 6:17 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io; main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: IC Drop-Bottom Gondola Interior
4,347 VMs on the roster in 1930 (5th largest fleet), four still on the roster in 1962.
Ray Breyer
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Yes Eric it affected the Southern SU boxcars and vent cars as well, Although some of the pulp wood racks made from SU boxcars were upgraded with AB brake systems Fenton
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 10:20 AM Eric Hansmann <eric@...> wrote:
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