Gerald,
Signode did not have their own cars. Their Chicago/Midwest factory
and warehouse were in the industrial area along C&NW's Yard 9,
which is the receiving yard for Proviso. Shipped to coopering
locations like Lincoln and Dilworth in whatever 50' common box
the C&NW supplied them. Consignee would be the WWIB.
The paper doors had metal banding that ran thru slots in the paper
and were actually harder to remove than wood doors. Anyone with
a big foot and good boots could remove a wooden door. Once a nail
went thru those steel bands it was not that easy and most Customers
did not even try.
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Virginia Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2003 17:13
Subject: [BRHSlist] re: car seals: grain door mfg
>
> Tks Pete - I contacted Signode to ask where distribution warehouse(s) were
> in midwest that the box car would have originated and whether they ever had
> their own railcars. I believe Signode still makes the wrap for those bulk
> loads of lbr (some great HO detail parts made for this but that said in the
> pre-BN era most lbr was shipped in boxcars or if on a flat, was NOT covered
> by wrappers. I can recall the grain door opening covers stacked in ground
> by elevators for installation and also meeting a Fed grain insp. once -
> didn't Western Weighing once install these as well? Torn doors hanging out
> of door openings on empty 40' box cars were a common sight back then. Same
> HO mfg makes those lumber wrappers makes the door liners too I believe but I
> make my own. Great modeling detail!
>
>
> Gerald A. Edgar
>
> 230 W. 5th St.
> Garner, IA 50438-1404
>
> (641) 923-2573
>
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