Richard has hit a cord here. As is the case with passenger cars and other rolling stock, railroads modified the as delivered units to their particular specifications.
But if the HO models I have photos of are even close to accurate, the general look and feel of the car was, as Dick pointed out, pretty common. When I worked on the Santa Fe in the early 1960's I don't recall seeing a covered auto carrier, just the open variety. The UP used the open style as well. But maybe that was because the covered type may have looked more like the box cars that Dick describes. Just wish I would have snapped a few photos back then.... Roy Inman wishing he knew then what he knows now... From: Richard Karnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 09:24:48 -0700 To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} EVANS AUTO LOADER Andy, John et al -- The Evans auto loader was rather common, actually. The NYC application was unusual in that it was exposed. The Evans Auto Loader was frequently what was inside an "automobile car" (usually a double-door boxcar) in order to provide maximum utilization of the interior space. Dick Karnes [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
