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[quote]Originally posted by DSchmitt I don't know whwt the cars actually carried but it was related to the fertilizer industry. The company was the Hercules Powder Company at Hercules, CA which made explosives (black powder and TNT) In 1940 they built a NH3 fertilizer plant. Between 1959 and 1966 they built a chemical (fertilizer) plant complex and ceased expolsive production. The name of the company was changed to Hercules, Inc. in 1966. (I believe the cars are from the late '60s) The plant at Hercules was sold to Valley Nitrogen in 1976. When the workers went on strike in 1977 (the only strike in the plants history) Valley Nitrogen shut it down. Thanks DSchmitt[ for that info. Strange how one takes a shine to particular object but know nothing about it- I have two of these in N and were to complement my DRGW hopper fleet in either agriculture or 'plastics' as a diverse industry car- now I know how to posite them as counter flow traffic 'up the valley' to the local farmers co-op for unloading. Many thanks, keep up the info ! dave w
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