Louis
The only CB&Q box cars I know of that were equipped for passenger service were
XM-32 and XM-33 – no single sheathed ones.
Rupert
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Subject: [CBQ] Allied Trucks On
Wood Box Cars? [1 Attachment]
[Attachment(s)
from LZadnichek@aol.com included below]
Group - Here's one for Rupert. Note the
attached image. What are Allied Cushion Trucks doing beneath two wood
outside braced box cars shown tucked-in behind fast moving Class S-4 No. 3001
on what may be a troop or secondary passenger train at Clarendon Hills, IL, in
1945? I'm going to make the assumption that all equipment is Q, but if indeed a
troop train, then the box and passenger cars may be from another road.
I had always understood that only steel
box cars were so equipped for use on fast passenger trains. After the War,
Allied Cushion Trucks were applied to both way cars and, of course, Jeep
express cars converted from troop carriers. But, was it common practice during
the War to equip Q wood box cars along with steel ones? I'd appreciate your thoughts on
this image. Best Regards - Louis