Re: [CBQ] Addition to Misc photo file

["John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>]

In the early 1950's, my father would operate the Ottumwa boxcar loader at the 
Zeigler #2 preparation plant on some days. This was mostly if not always in the 
winter and was for receivers in the northern states. The boxcar loader was 
quite a contraption

--- On Tue, 1/11/11, gaedgar66 <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:


From: gaedgar66 <vje68@hotmail.com>
Subject: [CBQ] Addition to Misc photo file
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 12:01 PM


  



Ad from Ottumwa Box Car Loader Co (Railway Age 1920's) The company possibly 
began as early as 1899 and apparently gone by the 1940's. Originally named for 
its founder as the 'Phillips Box Car Loader Co.' and later possibly affiliated 
with Ottumwa Iron Co. on W. 4th? Their Loaders used @ coal mines from Missouri 
to Utah to Montana. Plant may or may not have been on CB&Q trackage in Ottumwa. 
These loaders were part of a CB&Q Yahoo post on the subject in 2000. As they 
were sized for 40' boxcars it's doubtful any can be found today unless modified 
to load dump trucks or semi-trailer bodies? Anyone near Ottumwa to ck with 
local or Wapello Co. His. Soc? Gerald









      

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