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I don't think any railroads owned poultry cars, though I could be wrong. I think they all were privately owned. The Live Poultry Transit Company (originally the Live Poultry Transportation Company) was the biggest owner of poultry cars and had a virtual monopoly on the movement of live birds in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1924 the Palace Poultry Car Company was formed and began to compete with LPTX. In 1926 National Car bought PPCX and in 1930 bought LTPX.
Richard Townsend
Lincoln City, Oregon -----Original Message-----
From: LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: cbq <cbq@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Aug 28, 2015 9:07 am Subject: [CBQ] Poultry Car? [1 Attachment]
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August 28, 2015
Rupert - Did the Q ever have any "poultry" cars to transport chickens, turkeys and other fowl from the farm to market? Note the attached undated image of CB&Q Class H-1 No. 1038 taken at Mount Ayr, IA. The first car behind the tender looks like a giant chicken coop mounted on a flat car body. Sure looks like a poultry car to me. What do you think? Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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