Archie, Been following this discussion with interest and curiosity...If you can believe Wikipedia there is a discussion about "stock cars" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_car_(rail).
John
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, archie hayden <klinerarch@...> wrote:
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> Makes you wonder if Pullman was involved, didn't they use the Palace
> terminology? Palace cars for hogs and cattle might have been somewhat
> politically incorrect. I have more of these Master Mechanic
> directives and will try to post them from time to time. Some of them
> pertain to disposition of locomotives as well as alterations. These
> files cover the period from 1913 to 1915.
> On Dec 14, 2012, at 12:04 AM, Kenneth Martin wrote:
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> > Archie,
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> > Thanks for the copy of the directive, You have to wonder what the
> > "objection" was, but at least it gives a date for removal of the
> > lettering.
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> > Ken Martin
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> > On Dec 13, 2012, at 7:36 PM, archie hayden wrote:
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> >> Hol and list, These Palace Stock cars were around until about 1914
> >> when the Master Mechanic bulletin directed shops to do away with
> >> the terminology. I have that directive and will try to attach it
> >> if my scanner cooperates.
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