Sometime between 1995 and 97, there was an article in the Dispatch about PRR round roof cars. I can't remember the issue and date, perhaps Dick Karnes can. The article had photos of both the PRR X31F and the Seaboard car. Regrettably the Seaboard car shares little in common with the PRR versions or we would have made it.
The X31F design was for finished autos, having an inside height of 11', but they were used for a lot more than Jeeps. The car in Bill's photo is equipped with "Evans Auto Loader Racks" to hang autos over one another inside the box car. In all my research on the PRR cars I never heard the term "turtleback" applied to them. Jim K. --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John & List, > > I am not sure where the nickname Turtleback came from, but the PRR X31f > version http://mywebpages.comcast.net/billlane/PRR_X31f.jpg is IMHO more > apparent then the SAL version as shown on John's project website. The roof > was raised to accept the shipment of Jeeps if I remember correctly. > > The PRR had over 600 still active by 1957. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
