Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels

[Bruce <qc_@_comcast.net>]

I have no idea when railroads stopped using box cars to ship bulk grain, 
however in 1974-1975 while at Boonton I did get empty EL box cars and/or 
Southern box cars with portions of the grain doors in place. I had not 
seen them before [I wasn't working in a place to see them or any empty 
box cars for loading].  So at least at that time some box cars with all 
or portions of grain doors were around if not being installed currently.
B

On 2/4/2012 12:50 PM, Joe Mayer wrote:
> I am enjoying the Yungkurth photos.  There are some really nice shots 
> there. Thank you Paul and Chuck.
>
> A couple photos piqued my curiosity.
>
> The photo of 1230 at Owego NY shows an EL boxcar with paper sticking 
> out around the edges of the door.  I didn't think railroads were still 
> shipping grain in boxcars with grain doors in 1973, but this looks 
> like a similar setup- some type of paper seal inside the door.  Any 
> insight as to what the cargo might have been?
>
> The photo of 7114 at Binghamton NY dated 8-74 also interested me, as I 
> have a photo of that unit at Meadville in the summer of 76.  Was 7114 
> the only unit to get a plywood side panel replacement, or did other 
> units get the same treatment?  (In my photo there is almost no paint 
> left on the wood.) The wear pattern on the steps is really 
> interesting, as it allows you to see that these units were painted 
> yellow first, then masked for the gray and maroon.
>
> Thanks for sharing these!
> Joe Mayer
> ELHS 702
>
>
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