In Ottumwa Iowa there was once a company which made loaders just for
box/stock car loading
The Ottumwa Box Car Loader Co.
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Allen" <tarfu64@hotmail.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Non-livestock stock cars
>
> My grandfather was a miner in Iowa in the 1910's - 1920's and he used to
> speak of using old stock cars to haul coal. I asked how they loaded them,
> he said that they had a chute rigged to bring the coal in through one of
the
> doors and it was shoveled by hand to the ends. I think he said that they
> only filled them about half way. He also said, not surprisingly, the
miners
> hated the stock cars and would beat them around as much as possible in the
> hopes that they would be condemned. Apparently they were sometimes
> successful as he spoke of the railroad (I think) burning some of the cars
at
> the mine to salvage the steel.
>
> Also, in a book I have about the Muscatine North and South railroad (sorry
I
> can't remember the author), there is a picture of an old stock car being
> loaded with walnut stumps to be used in the production of gun stocks.
>
> Have a good day,
>
> Bill Allen
>
> >From: "Rupert and Maureen" <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz>
> >Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> >To: <CBQ@YahooGroups.com>
> >Subject: [CBQ] Non-livestock stock cars
> >Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:16:42 +1300
> >
> >Listers
> >
> >In ORER's between about 1913 and 1917, some of the old 34' stock cars
(the
> >remains of various single- and double-deck groups built by Pullman, Wells
&
> >French, etc. between about 1887 and 1892) are noted "Not to be used for
> >live stock loading", presumably because they were no longer fit for the
> >job.
> >
> >These cars were listed in the revenue section as opposed to being
numbered
> >for company service. Other old stock cars of the period were shown as
> >having roof doors for loading coke, but not these ones. If they could
not
> >be used for live stock, does anyone have any suggestions what they might
> >have been used for?
> >
> >Rupert
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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