Re: [BRHSlist] 30" Wooden Waycars

["M. Thayer" <zephyr@k...>]

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From: "Ken martin" <kmartin@c...>
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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] 30" Wooden Waycars


> Another wood waycar question.
>
> When were the wood ladders on the end of the car replaced with the steel
> ladders with the loop on top?
>
IIRC (I can't find it right now), the Holbrook & Lorenz "Waycars" book has a
Corbin photo of wooden ldders as late as 1940 or '41 . . . but it was
remarked on as though that were unusual . . .

Marshall