Nostalgia & History > RRS(33): SSW, SP, Neptune, GN, Monoco, CB&Q

1. SSW/SP 65094 Denver 3/21/71 my pic

2. SP 292274 LA 10/11/79 Eric Walsh

3. Neptune Bulk Terminal 1007 Vancouver, BC area 8/30/86 my pic



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4. GN X344 Whitefish, MT 9/7/83 my pic

5. Monoco Fuel 9012 Cheyenne 12/2/89 my pic

6. CB&Q 52680 near Vaughn, MT 10/10/76 Bruce Black



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Neptune Bulk Terminal #1007 looks like a 'do not interchange" car, for sure.

Ed

Not even a brake hose... LOL

In the second picture, does anyone know what those long rectangular boxes were for above the ladders on each end of the SP boxcar?

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espeefan Wrote:
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> In the second picture, does anyone know what those
> long rectangular boxes were for above the ladders
> on each end of the SP boxcar?
>
> Posted from Android


They were vents, these cars started life as those green EFCX Evergreen cars, they were painted into Espee paint/lettering etc in 79, There were several other classes of PC&F built cars that follow the same story.

Great photos! What do the initials 'BRO' stand for on the side of the SSW auto parts Boxcar?

cuontv Wrote:
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> Great photos! What do the initials 'BRO' stand
> for on the side of the SSW auto parts Boxcar?


Brownstone, Michigan

Ford plant it was assigned to.




PS. after googling Brownstone, Michigan I think it might be Brownstown, Michigan the book I got Brownstone out of I suspect is a miss print.



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OK, I figured it was a plant code but I am not familiar with them nor have a reference. Thanks very much for the information!
-Tom