Date
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Assembling a Freight Train
Jeffrey White
A lot of good images of steam era freight cars in this vintage Santa Fe film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZVzq-3W68
I noticed automobile bodies being shipped in gondolas. I've never seen that before.
Jeff White
Alma IL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZVzq-3W68
I noticed automobile bodies being shipped in gondolas. I've never seen that before.
Jeff White
Alma IL
An early style of walk-around platform. I guess the platform handrails were a later innovation!
On 12/24/2022 11:38 PM, nyc3001 . wrote:
Based on the repack dates, I think this film was probably taken in 1952 or early 1953.
There are some interesting tank cars at 2:36. They look like a kind of GA Type 30, but I've never seen this dome platform design. Does anyone know anything else about these cars or who ran them?
-Phil Lee
Attachments:
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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
Kenneth Montero
Another photo of Studebaker bodies in a gondola - from the Real STMFC archives:
Ken Montero
On 12/25/2022 12:17 PM Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:
Auto bodies in gondolas.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
And this is where those Studebaker bodies (usually shipped in box cars) were headed -- to the Los Angeles
assembly plant. There were also ATSF gondolas and flat cars equipped to carry automobile chassis.
On 12/25/2022 3:24 PM, Kenneth Montero wrote:
Another photo of Studebaker bodies in a gondola - from the Real STMFC archives:
Ken Montero
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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts
I finally got to watch this and it is an excellent film thanks for sharing, Jeff.
Fenton
On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 6:02 PM Jeffrey White <jrwhite@...> wrote:
A lot of good images of steam era freight cars in this vintage Santa Fe
film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZVzq-3W68
I noticed automobile bodies being shipped in gondolas. I've never seen
that before.
Jeff White
Alma IL
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On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 02:09 PM, Scott wrote:
Scroll down to the ninth row.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
"There was a quick glimpse of a freshly painted SFRD reefer which showed the newer red-orange color."This may be a quirk of the color rendition in this film. Given the film was taken in the early 1950s, Santa Fe was not using the darker orange paint scheme on its reefers at that time.
The change to orange was between 1961 and 1962, per the John B Moore Jr. Santa Fe Mechanical Reefer book.
Keith Jordan commented: "I have a Santa Fe color drift card (used for matching paint on cars, locomotives, equipment and buildings) with the darker color, called "Refrigerator Enamel Orange." It dates from June, 1963, which I think is a plausible beginning date for use of this color."
Here is a good look at the orange paint with the 1959+ large circle/cross logo from Ted York's website:
Historical Cajon - Ted York PhotographyScroll down to the ninth row.
Bob Chaparro
Hemet, CA
Schleigh Mike
Hello Group!
Merry Christmas!
ERIE boxcar appears in this delightful movie. This car was delivered sometime in 1954.
Regards from chilly (12 degree F) Grove City, Penna.
Mike Schleigh Happy New Year too!
On Saturday, December 24, 2022, 11:38:47 PM EST, nyc3001 . <nyc3001@...> wrote:
Based on the repack dates, I think this film was probably taken in 1952 or early 1953.
There are some interesting tank cars at 2:36. They look like a kind of GA Type 30, but I've never seen this dome platform design. Does anyone know anything else about these cars or who ran them?
-Phil Lee
There are some interesting tank cars at 2:36. They look like a kind of GA Type 30, but I've never seen this dome platform design. Does anyone know anything else about these cars or who ran them?
-Phil Lee