Canadian Railroads > Unusual car on CN 421 thru St Catharines Ontario

Any ideas on what this car carries ?????

---

Looks like a coil steel car of some variety.

Posted from Android

Darren Boes
Lethbridge, AB
Southern Alberta Railfan

Apparently coil steel. Some stencilling about Flammable on the cover, though?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5869641#google_vignette

Eric Gagnon
Kingston, ON



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/24 10:39 by Trackside_Treasure.

The stencil  is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot Work.  As to what is under the hood,  can't answer that.

SP4360 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> The stencil  is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot
> Work.  As to what is under the hood,  can't
> answer that.

The cover is insulated. I guess some types of steel sheet require protection from temperature extremes.

PHall Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> SP4360 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The stencil  is ---Flammable Lining, No Hot
> > Work.  As to what is under the hood,  can't
> > answer that.
>
> The cover is insulated. I guess some types of
> steel sheet require protection from temperature
> extremes.

Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to be a well-car design?
Fred

Thanks for the comments-it is one odd car !

feclark Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> PHall Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > SP4360 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----

>
> Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to be
> a well-car design?
> Fred

Yes. Most modern covered coil gons are similar with the coiled sheet steel resting in the well. Some are longitudinal trough (eye to the end) some are transverse trough (eye to the side).

Posted from iPhone

DJ-12 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> feclark Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > PHall Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > SP4360 Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
>
> >
> > Would you carry sheet steel in what appears to
> be
> > a well-car design?
> > Fred
>
> Yes. Most modern covered coil gons are similar
> with the coiled sheet steel resting in the well.
> Some are longitudinal trough (eye to the end) some
> are transverse trough (eye to the side).
>
> Posted from iPhone

Oops, I was thinking plate, which is not sheet, I guess.
Fred

Insulation would keep the cover inside free of condensation,
RB