--- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> wrote:
> The flour was unloaded from the hopper cars and piped under the highway to
> the bakery. I remember seeing the hoppers as a kid, and noticing that some
> looked different (original Airslides).
> The Maine Central had some covered hoppers used to carry wooden clothespins,
> although they were rebuilt from open offset side hoppers and had side
> extensions to increase the height of the car. Here's a picture of one:
Hi Bill, I've seen photos of single bay airslides unloading at bulk flour
facilities, I think they replaced the bagged flour in boxcar shipments in the
60s. Can't recall if anyone makes an S scale airslide model or kit?
That clothes pin car is really neat. Do you have any idea where they sent the
clothes pins and what the receiving industry might look like?
Regards, DaveBranum
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