Return-Path: Delivered-To: unknown Received: from mailhost.usrp-ltd.com (10.45.0.93:110) by pegasus.nauer.org with POP3; 04 Nov 2021 14:55:04 -0000 Delivered-To: archives@nauer.org Received: (qmail 10364 invoked by uid 168); 4 Nov 2021 09:55:42 -0500 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from web01.groups.io by mailhost (envelope-from , uid 89) with qmail-scanner-2.10st (clamdscan: 0.99.2/26096. mhr: 1.0. spamassassin: 3.3.2. perlscan: 2.10st. Clear:RC:0(66.175.222.12):SA:0(-5.6/5.0):. Processed in 1.620561 secs); 04 Nov 2021 14:55:42 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.6 required=5.0 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: bounce+11863+62696+703214+1544929@groups.io via mailhost X-Qmail-Scanner: 2.10st (Clear:RC:0(66.175.222.12):SA:0(-5.6/5.0):. Processed in 1.620561 secs Process 10336) Received: from web01.groups.io (66.175.222.12) by mailhost.usrp-ltd.com with AES128-SHA encrypted SMTP; 4 Nov 2021 09:55:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass (mailhost.usrp-ltd.com: SPF record at groups.io designates 66.175.222.12 as permitted sender) X-Received: by 127.0.0.2 with SMTP id b7avYY704549xrJOd5QW5Fk; Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:51:51 -0700 X-Received: from mail-yb1-f169.google.com (mail-yb1-f169.google.com [209.85.219.169]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.web12.12820.1636037510180153257 for ; Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:51:50 -0700 X-Received: by mail-yb1-f169.google.com with SMTP id t127so14988860ybf.13 for ; Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:51:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: a9tIJFBCGlbYe2nXFAGJdZ2ux703214AA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyqaFh3PPJPjzD3G1ycsvGxh4FwyABN2ANlmZt0GD92iLpnujg/dqugXvbFMyuReGsmz4FY7kv0imKw0sWFGCo= X-Received: by 2002:a25:ab4c:: with SMTP id u70mr52246059ybi.82.1636037509131; Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:51:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Randy Hees" Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 07:51:38 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [CBQ] 150 years on To: CBQ@groups.io Precedence: Bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: Sender: CBQ@groups.io List-Id: Mailing-List: list CBQ@groups.io; contact CBQ+owner@groups.io Delivered-To: mailing list CBQ@groups.io Reply-To: CBQ@groups.io Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000092335f05cff7aa64" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=groups.io; q=dns/txt; s=20140610; t=1636037511; bh=ZViuR7OG4YAmVqn9/NhT+fFwDQ7/lULZ9J7r0Z2l59w=; h=Content-Type:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To; b=gHoaKzB+XhUVCGXKabwgVDfUQRusdYCaRceEFXyaV0mlNWN/9TmH2U2EfxQQ4PwJVS5 +riqejP0sfvbnluus6ibn20i3y1o9wF5b38qPbXlnc71yLxXKrDoPZ+eG13fwn57svsjR khiWVUcwZ3dH/N+RNOknc4jLm+ZNj5cKonA= --00000000000092335f05cff7aa64 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is an interesting take on a common 19th century car type. Combination or Ventilator cars were common in the west, built by Central Pacific by 1871, and common on narrow gauge lines. They seem to have been primarily used for produce in a period before refrigeration, and a common name applied to them was =E2=80=9Cstrawberry =E2=80=9Ccars=E2=80=A6 In th= e South they were known as =E2=80=9CWater melon=E2=80=9D cars. In all cases they could be closed a= nd used as common boxcars. They had full height end doors so lumber or other long loads could be carried. What we don=E2=80=99t see them used for is for livestock. Of course live = stock do what animals do and as a result the car would be considered dirty=E2=80=A6 = Also, in California, bagged wheat was carried on platform cars=E2=80=A6 rain was generally not a problem. Randy Hees -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#62696): https://groups.io/g/CBQ/message/62696 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/86811072/703214 Group Owner: CBQ+owner@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/CBQ/leave/1544929/703214/691670059/xyzzy [= archives@nauer.org] -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- --00000000000092335f05cff7aa64 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This is an interesting take on a common 1= 9th century car type.=C2=A0=C2=A0 Combination or Ventilator cars were common in the west, built by Central Pacific by 1871, and common = on narrow gauge lines.=C2=A0 They seem to have been primarily used for produce in a period before refrigeration, and a com= mon name applied to them was =E2=80=9Cstrawberry =E2=80=9Ccars=E2=80=A6=C2=A0= =C2=A0 In the South they were known as =E2=80=9CWater melon=E2=80=9D cars.=C2=A0 I= n all cases they could be closed and used as common boxcars.=C2=A0 They had full height end doors so lumber or other long loads could be carried.=C2=A0

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What we don=E2=80=99t see them used for is for livestock. = =C2=A0=C2=A0Of course live stock do what animals do and as a result the car would be considered dirty=E2=80=A6 =C2=A0=C2=A0Also, in= California, bagged wheat was carried on platform cars=E2=80=A6 rain was generally not a problem.


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