John West Wrote:
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> A lot of the boxcars seem to primarily be
> used by the Friends for storage these days, making
> them unavailable for charters.
My recollection is that they weren't empty in 1992 - they were being used by the railroad to store things (superheaters, coach seats, spare parts, etc.).
Ditto the cars we've used more recently at Strasburg, SRI, etc.
In fact, it's entirely possible that there has never been an empty boxcar on a photo special - ever.
(Actually, the WW&F box we used in 2008 was pretty close to empty - but only because a screen door and bunks had been removed to make the shot below possible.
JAC