Martin Lofton published a couple of articles on grain handling and transport in one of the discounted model railroad magazines. One included drawings for Q grain doors , complete with lettering. As I recal there were pictures of elevators, stacks of doors, etc. I'm out of town, so I can't access the materials, but a magazine index search should bring them up.
Nelson Moyer
Paul,
Do you know of any good photos or drawings of wood grain doors? I've
seen photos of elevators in Kansas with stacks several feet high awaiting
use.
Bill Hoss
Boxcar
wooden grain doors were distributed to section crews and stored. In
anticipation of the shipping or harvest season the grain elevators and
railroad agents would make an estimate about how many doors would be needed by
each shipper and they would by dolled out as needed. They were expensive and
the railroad wished to keep track and retain them so records were kept. This
system and boxcar grain shipping was still prevalent in Northern Illinois in
the early 70s but quickly
disappeared.
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