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Charlie Mutschler

March 03, 2016 07:05PM

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Looks like 40 foot pipe on 40 or 41 foot cars in the visible portion of the front of the train. By 1968 the volume of pipe being shipped was diminishing, and much of it could be accommodated on the steel flats and pipe gons converted from standard gauge box cars. When the pipe was loaded on pipe gons made from 32 foot high side gons, then it had to have the idler flats at each end.

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That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	LOGGERHOGGER	February 28, 2016 01:34PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Kelly Anderson	February 28, 2016 03:17PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	JS Driver	February 28, 2016 07:48PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Tomstp	February 28, 2016 08:37PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Earl	March 01, 2016 10:29AM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	guymonmd	February 29, 2016 02:49PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Russo Loco	February 29, 2016 04:23PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Charlie Mutschler	February 29, 2016 07:09PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	rehunn	February 29, 2016 08:19PM
Re: That Famous "First Train For 1968" Powers Upgrade At MP 301!	Earl	March 01, 2016 10:27AM
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