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Re: [BRHSlist] Pickle Cars on the Q

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Pickle Cars on the Q
From: Ken martin <kmartin@c...>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 07:18:23 -0800
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GEU30CG@a... wrote:
> 
> Recently a friend of mine who models the early (1920s) B&O told me that the
> CB&Q operated a small fleet of pickle barrel cars. I have not seen any
> information on these cars.
> 
> Is there photos that exist? How late did they run? Has any issue of the
> Bulletin ran an article on these cars?
> 
> Thanks,
> Darren Ferreter
> GEU30CG@a...
> 

In Bulletin #28 on the Billboard Reefers there are two photos of pickle cars.
One is private owned by the Keokuk canning company, the other is built on a
CB&Q FM-10 flat car. It was modified in the thirties and lasted into the
'50's. 

Ken Martin

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