I quoted the dates of 1919 and 1930 in my question as being my earliest and
latest ORER's showing this car. Can anyone "spread" these dates to
establish its acquisition and demise?
Rupert
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From: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 5:10 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] re: Q box 130250
> Looking thru the OER's it is indeed a puzzle - no footnote that it is
> specially equipped. My only guess is that it was acquired as a 'sample'
> from one ot the commercial car builders OR coming onto roster in 1919, was
> assigned by USRA as part of a sampling or to replace a box car a car that
> USRA had appropriated for some reason and Q numbered it with the grouping
> that was most similar. A real reach would be it coming from a RR the Q
> absorbed in 1919 or just before - only one that comes to mind is Tabor &
> Northern, a small Iowa RR that connected with the Q. Even if someone has a
> photo of it (a LONG shot) it would probably not explain what made it
unique.
> Our Society began 50 years too late!
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>
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> Gerald A. Edgar
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