I have a friend who models the Maine Central, among other N.E.
railroads. Sorry he's not in S. He told me the hoppers did not
really carry clothespins per-say. But, carried the blank or short
pieces of wood the pins were made out of. The clothespin maker
had a factory that prepared the wood into the blank and the
factory that made the finial product, as we know it, was 100 or so
miles away. Rail was the best way to move a large quantity of
the the blanks and the MC offered transport cheaper then shipping
by truck. I understand the cars were used in the 50's and 60's.
The Maine Central did a lot of things to attract business where-
ever they could and this was one of the more unusual ones.
Art Ferguson
--- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I have no idea where they shipped the clothespins to, but I suspect they were
> the older, one-piece versions rather than the type with the spring clips,
> which would be likely to clog and come apart during the loading and unloading
> of the car. I lived in South Florida all my life (within 50 miles of where I
> was born), so I don't often get to see many pieces of Maine Central
> equipment. I remembered hearing about the clothespin car somewhere (maybe
> from Don Thompson) many years ago, and it was such an odd commodity for a
> hopper car that it stuck in my mind. When I Googled it that picture came up,
> so I posted it here. I didn't look much at the other links once I found the
> picture, so you might want to Google it yourself. If you discover anything,
> let us know...
>
> Bill in FL
>
>
>
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