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drgwk37

January 26, 2013 08:10AM

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I got this info from Jerry Day on why coal was put into box cars--quite interesting:

The local domestic coal dealers were small operators and some did not have warehouses or places to store the coal. They would have the D&RGW put the car on a siding and sell the coal directly from the box car. They would have to pay the D&RGW for the time the car sat there, but cheaper than building a place to store the coal.

William
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Alamosa January 24 1941	Jimmy Blouch	January 25, 2013 01:29PM
Re: Alamosa January 24 1941	drgwk37	January 25, 2013 01:36PM
Re: Alamosa January 24 1941	drgwk37	January 26, 2013 08:10AM

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