Boxcar Roof Detail – Santa Fe Boxcar 24930 (1917)
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Boxcar Roof Detail – Santa Fe Boxcar 24930 (1917) Photo and comments courtesy of Charlie Hepperle. He comments: “Here is a detail from a larger photo taken on Pacific Electric tracks at Dominguez, CA, on March 6, 1917. According to Santa Fe Boxcars 1869-1953 by John C. Dobyne III, it was built in 1902 with conventional wooden under-frames, truss rods and Chicago outside wood roofs. There was a door on both ends. A few of this class were on the roster until 1933. Photo is from an unposted image in the collection of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society.” Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Dennis Storzek <dennis@...>
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:07 PM, Bob Chaparro wrote:
... and Chicago outside wood roofs.Sounds, and looks like what was termed an "inside metal roof" where the roof was sheet metal panels fitted between the carlines. The visual clue is the rather prominent nuts on the fascia, which is spaced away from the car siding to let the water drain out. The wood outer surface was only to protect the sheet metal panels from foot traffic. Chicago-Cleveland was one manufacturer. Dennis Storzek |
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Lee Singletary
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On Monday, April 25, 2022, 2:06 PM, Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:
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Philip Dove
Why is there a rope or cable coming from right, wrapping round the brakestaff and then going down the end of the car parallel with the brake shaft?
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David
Why is there a rope or cable coming from right, wrapping round the brakestaff and then going down the end of the car parallel with the brake shaft?It's not. The cable is an overhead line of some sort (you can see its shadow on the left side of the car roof), and the line running parallel to the brake staff is the air line for the retainer valve to the left of the brakewheel. David Thompson |
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Philip Dove
Yes l can see on closer inspection, thanks. > Why is there a rope or cable coming from right, wrapping round the |
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Charles Greene
Since this photo comes from the Pacific Electric R.H.S., could that overhead line be the catenary carrying juice for the electric motor-equipped cars? In fact, what looks like it might be the base of a catenary pole appears on the roof of the car on the adjacent track.
-Chuck Greene |
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I'm the OP. Yes, that is the overhead wire for the electric streetcars.
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