If you look close at the Wabash car you can see that it has end doors. The
CB&Q model does not look like it them.
Myron Dudenbostel
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From: "jkohl" <jkohl@n...>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist]
> > Now I'm curious as to what my dad was actually referring to when he <BR>
> > talked about "outomobile cars".
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> 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.
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> http://www.steamfreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/wabssauto.html
> http://www.steamfreightcars.com/modeling/models/welch/cbq12642main.html
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> 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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