There was an article in Mainline Modeler showing a full train of car carriers 
on falt cars, C&NW IIRC. I gather that was somewhat standard between the time 
of auto boxcars and the specially built auto carrier flats in the 1960s.

Pieter E. Roos


--- On Mon, 12/24/12, raisinone <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: raisinone <[email protected]>
> Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: M2 car carriers
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Monday, December 24, 2012, 6:55 PM
> Try the Rock Island Color Guide by
> Steve Hile et al, Morning Sun Books; page 86...  An
> auto carrier on a war emergency gon re-purposed with hitches
> to truck trailer service.   the auto carrier
> has four 1959 tail-fined Caddy's no less!
> 
> The Rock Island was a "mighty fine line!"
> 
> Jim Kindraka
> Plymouth, WI
> 
> --- In [email protected],
> "Roy Meissner" <rmeissner@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have seen a couple of pictures of auto carriers on
> flat cars. Don't remember where.
> > 
> > Roy J Meissner
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: shabbona_rr 
> >   To: [email protected]
> 
> >   Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 5:25
> PM
> >   Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: M2 car
> carriers
> > 
> > 
> >     
> >   I don't ever recall seeing loaded auto
> carrier trailers loaded on piggyback trailers. Of that
> doesn't mean it never happened. Back in the pre-tagger days,
> I used to examine the new models loaded on open carrier
> cars.
> > 
> >   Bob Nicholson
> ________________________________________________
> > 
> >   --- In [email protected],
> "Bill Lane" <bill@> wrote:
> >   >
> >   > Here is my collection of M2 car
> carriers. While not overly period accurate
> >   > to the trains it is all about my
> being a Ford & Mustang fan.
> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > The gas station is Pine Canyon. I
> bought it from Keith directly - assembled
> >   > about a year ago.
> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > Thank You,
> >   > Bill Lane
> >   > 
> >   > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy &
> PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
> >   > 
> >   > See my finished models at:
> >   > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com
> >   > Look at what has been made in PRR
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> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > 
> >   > See my layout progess at:
> >   > 
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> >   > 
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> 
> >   > 
> >   > ***Join the PRR T&HS***
> >   > The other members are not ALL
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> >   > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com
> >   > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf>
> >   > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
> >   > 
> >   > Join the Pennsylvania Reading
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