
This old wood truss rod box car is on the ground
at Moline. I hope some of the ATSF freight car pros can identify
it for us. If you want to see the car for youself, it is at Kansas
99 and 5 RD, 1/2 mile south of the US 160 intersection with Kansas
99.
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B end view. Notice the small door which slides up and down.
This matches the Bx-M and Bx-P cars shown in the ATSF Box
car book, however they did not have a door on both ends. The
Bx-K had vertically sliding doors on both ends. |
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This is the right end (A). It also has a door, but it slides
horizontally. This style was commonly called a "lumber"
door. |
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The underbody. This view shows no sign of a steel center
sill. This rules out the Bx-W - Bx-Z classes, along with a
number of others. |
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The interior, looking to the "B" end. |