Re: (erielack) team tracks without platforms

[Smtimko_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 4/17/2007 6:37:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net writes:

There  were cases where the "build it yourself" home WAS the boxcar. Back in 
the  early '70's UP sent a detective down to Mexico to find out why a lot of 
their  boxcars which went down there with loads never returned. He found 
several with  wheels removed and windows cut out of the sides with families living  
inside.



The same applied to coil gons going to Mexico from Sharon Steel in Farrell,  
Pa.  The P&LE delivered one empty covered coil gon to Ferrona Yard each  week. 
 The EL delivered and pulled it from Sharon Steel loaded for  Mexico.  The 
cars usually came back, sans the hoods.
 
SMT



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