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Date: 04/19/16 20:15
SP In 1970, Unique Freight Cars, Santa Clara Yard
Author: FiveChime

40 and 50 foot box cars from various distant railroads, many still with journel bearing trucks.

Regards, Jim Evans



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Date: 04/19/16 20:18
Re: SP In 1970, Unique Freight Cars, Santa Clara Yard
Author: FiveChime

One brand new car in the mix with no roof walks and roller bearing trucks.

Regards, Jim Evans

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Date: 04/20/16 06:47
Re: SP In 1970, Unique Freight Cars, Santa Clara Yard
Author: King_Coal

Never saw a CRR box. Great catch.

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Date: 04/20/16 08:17
Re: SP In 1970, Unique Freight Cars, Santa Clara Yard
Author: tomstp

Those RS&P box cars are the result of an ICC increase in car rates and most were owned by "investors".  Can't recall the exact number of the RS&P cars but there were a bunch of them.  At times more than several dozen could be found in Ft Worth's Centennial Yard.  There is a very good discussion on Railroaders Nostalgia about that time.

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