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For same reason the PRR F22 and F23 were called gun flats (gun trucks in ancient usage).

See for example http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=F22.gif&sel=flat&sz=lg

Little short cars rated to carry heavy loads, 95 tons in the case of the PRR cars. Often operated in groups of 2 or more connected by bridge pieces to support really heavy loads such as naval and coast artillery gun barrels.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert G P" <bobgp5109@...>
To: "main" <main@realstmfc.groups.io>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 7:02:02 PM
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Additional interesting loads from the EJ&E

Can anyone tell me why the MLW cars are referred to as gun flats? Thanks in
advance!

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 5:29 PM Charles Happel via groups.io <cghappel2001=
yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

> The second and third pictures appear to be taken at Roundout, IL, where
> the EJ&E interchanges with the Milwaukee Road.
> Chuck Happel
>
> “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
> certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.”
> Bertrand Russell
>
>
> On Friday, August 13, 2021, 04:03:11 PM EDT, Bruce Smith <
> smithbf@...> wrote:
>
>
> Folks,
>
>
> From the same collection as the photos Bob has posted
>
>
> http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-loads/content/co-loads-315/lightbox/
>
>
> http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-loads/content/co-loads-314/lightbox/
>
>
> http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-loads/content/co-loads-313/lightbox/
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> http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-loads/content/co-loads-312/lightbox/
>
>
>
> The load (which looks like a refinery cracking tower, or kiln of some
> sort) is carried on 4 flat cars. The wider end is on a Milwaukee, 4-truck
> flat car. Interestingly, just behind this is a 1942 built Milwaukee Road
> gun flat. There is another MILW gun flat at the other end.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce Smith
> Auburn AL
>
>
>
> *From: *<main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Chaparro via
> groups.io" <chiefbobbb@...>
> *Reply-To: *"main@RealSTMFC.groups.io" <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
> *Date: *Friday, August 13, 2021 at 12:08 PM
> *To: *"main@RealSTMFC.groups.io" <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io>
> *Subject: *[EXT] [RealSTMFC] Photo: Unusual Load On HD Flat Cat
>
>
>
> *CAUTION: Email Originated Outside of Auburn.*
>
> Photo: Unusual Load On HD Flat Cat
>
> Photo from the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Archive:
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>
> http://www.ejearchive.com/index.php?/albums/official-loads/content/co-loads-307/lightbox/
>
> No caption to indicate what this load is. Anyone?
>
> Bob Chaparro
>
> Hemet, CA
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>
>
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