> Now I'm curious as to what my dad was actually referring to when he <BR>
> talked about "outomobile cars".
Automobile cars were 40' or 50' box cars with double doors, to facilitate
loading and unloading of automobiles. Many of the later ones were 50', all
the way up until they started using the huge auto-racks. Here are some
photos.
http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/wabssauto.html
http://www.steamfreightcars.com/modeling/models/welch/cbq12642main.html
I daresay that it would have been great fun trying to get a 1951 Lincoln
in/out of one without scratching it... :)
Cheers!
Jan
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