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Re: [BRHSlist] re: car seals: grain door mfg

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] re: car seals: grain door mfg
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:04:44 -0700 (PDT)
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They weren't as bad as banding straps, but if you
stood too close to a moving train, with your back
turned, they could ruin your whole day!
John
--- Walter Ohrnell <wohrnell@sound.net> wrote:
> Torn doors hanging out 
> of door openings on empty 40' box cars were a common
> sight back then.
> 
> They were responsible more than once for loosing a
> train order before the waycar got to you.
> 
> Lenny
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Virginia Edgar 
>   To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 5:13 PM
>   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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