Possibly Atlantic Northern (Iowa) as was abandoned about then as I recall & its
outlet to south was CB&Q; can doublecheck for sure when i get home this Fri
night
Gerald
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: gamlenz@ihug.co.nz
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:55:16 +1300
Subject: [CBQ] 1916 problem
Does anyone know of a railroad that had its own equipment, and that was taken
over, assimilated, or otherwise merged into the Burlington in about 1915-1916?
I'm trying to identify where box cars 145000-145020 suddenly appeared from in
1916 - they were gone by 1920. They were only 35' 6" inside length (and I know
of no Burlington box cars of that length) which indicates that they were built
prior to about 1902 when 40' became the norm, and the date of their
disappearance suggests that they were possibly built around 1890.
However, they were 8' 7" wide with an 8' interior height, dimensions that
matched the ARA recommended dimensions issued in about 1902. A possibility is
ex-furniture cars based on these latter dimensions, but they would have been
40' cars, even if built in about 1890, and the Burlington's furniture cars were
not that size. I also doubt that the Burlington would bought these cars so a
transfer from a subsidiary company (or a new acquisition) seems the most
likely. Any suggestions?
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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