Re: [CBQ] transporting auto frames

[Bob Webber <rgz17@comcast.net>]

They were typically in gons or flats - special racks and tie downs 
for them - the WISE division of the NMRA used to sell them.  Not sure 
if you can still get them.  They used to include instructions.


At 05:08 PM 3/17/2009, you wrote:
>Sorry ofr the cross posting to several lists  but I thought several 
>might have answers to this.  I'm curious about how auto frames were 
>transported in various eras.  I'm guessing that it would have begun 
>withy boxcars or gondolas, but were there any specially designes 
>cars or specially equipped flats for this purpose.  It looks like 
>some of this traffic passed through Keokuk -- TP&W to CRI&P.
>Duncan Cameron
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