The Kansas City Southern had at least one x-Milw Rd 40' rib side car in operation with KCS reporting marks..there was a photo in a old Prototype Modeller..
gale ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Werre To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} B&O wagontop box cars Tom, One example (of probably several) was the sale of Milwaukee ribsided boxcars to the WP and I think, one other railroad. If I recall correctly a few cars were sold to the WP as a joint deal to service the Amana Company in sending their appliances into Calif. I have never seen any prototype photos or model photos for that matter. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com Thomas Baker wrote: > > Group, > > Yes, B&O wagontop box cars roamed the country in interchange as did > most box cars. One could see them in every part of the country. I > meant that the B&O did not sell the cars to other railroads to be used > in revenue service. That a car showed up as a tool shed or whatever on > a "foreign" road does not necessarily prove that it was purchased by > that road from the B&O for revenue service. It could suggest that > > Well, someone on the list will probably come up with a photo showing a > wagontop car in revenue service and reporting marks of a road other > than B&O. Such a thing is possible, and perhaps one should never say > never. Still, I hold to the wreckage theory. > > Tom > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [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/
