Re: [CBQ] Door Style and Lettering for Boxcar circa 1907?

[Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>]

Nelson,

Good pics of early freight cars are hard to find.

I am not sure when end of car data was moved to the right side but am  
sure it was done by WWI.

Doors were generally just siding but some had a frame around them.  
Door tracks were covered with either a board or a sheet metal cover.

By laterals if you mean the boards that run from the center to the  
edge then generally not. Most just had a grab iron on the roof.

Here is a shot of a St. L. K. & NW boxcar.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~calvin/image/cpc1129.jpg

If you are modeling 1907 you might check out the early rail group on  
yahoo, they cover anything before WWI. Generally light on Q coverage  
though.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyRail/

Ken Martin



On Sep 30, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote:

> What was boxcar door and door track construction like in 1907?
>
> Were laterals used on running boards in 1907?
>
> I'd appreciate any information or references on boxcars circa 1907  
> that
> would help answer these questions.
>
> Nelson Moyer


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