Rupert Gamlin and I are researching tubular freight cars that the CB&Q had in
1878-1980. I found a contract that leased ten La Mothe patent cars from the
National Tube Works and allowed the Q to build two cars to a modified design at
Aurora. Apparently they had another car built to a different design as well
I hope to pull together enough info to make an article for the Zephyr
Charlie Vlk
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Ken Martin <kmartin@...> wrote:
>
> If you can get a copy of John White's "The American RR Freight Car" pgs
> 572-580 he writes about LaMothe and the Huntingdon car works. There are
> also "engravings" of several cars including two gons built for the
> Furness Railway in Scotland.
>
> In brief: In the 1860's Bernard J. La Mothe developed the idea of using
> iron pipe to build RR cars. In the 1870's the National Tube Works
> started building pipe cars and they were sold to several railroads. Many
> were sold to leasing companies primarily the Southern Iron Car Co. In
> 1890 the Southern was seized by crediters including the Huntingdon Car
> Co. which had built many, however refinancing failed and concept of pipe
> cars died. However thousands had been built and they lasted till about
> 1900. Problems with the pipes coming loose and problems installing
> automtic couplers and air brakes led them to be scrapped rather than
> rebuilt. The other problem was having a wood car carpenter work on an
> iron car when he had neither the tools or training as Charlie saidk.
> Some were also built for the Southern Pacific narrow gauge and the
> Denver, South Park and Pacific, predecesser to the CB&Q owned C&S
> (mandantory CB&Q content 8^). In recent years remains of two ex-SP cars
> have been found in the Nevada desert and are at the Nevada RR Museum in
> Carson City waiting work.
>
> Ken Martin
>
> "lesgilpin " wrote:
> >
> > Slightly off topic guys but I don't want to join another Yahoo
> > Group just to ask one question (or two). Someone may be able
> > to at least point me in the right direction.
> >
> > I'm trying to trace tubular framed or 'gas pipe' freight cars of 1888
> > built by the 'Huntingdon Car Works' and early steel hoppers
> > build around 1898 by the Schoen Pressed Steel Company.
> >
> > Can anyone point me to a suitable contact or group to track
> > down these sources?
> >
> > (Although I model the CBQ in N, I'm looking for to build some old
> > time cars that were used in England but built in the USA!).
> >
> > thanks for allowing the interruption!
> >
> > Les Gilpin
> > Cardiff
> > Wales
> > UK
> >
> >
> >
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