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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