Lumber

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KenK

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From: Edwardsville, IL
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Lumber

Posted by KenK on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:21 PM

Does anyone know what cars were used to ship lumber before the advent of
the "lumber car" we see today? Just boxcars?

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Big_Boy_4005

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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:31 PM

Bulkhead flats or even regular flats were also used in addition to box cars.

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DSchmitt

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Posted by DSchmitt on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 5:42 PM

Flatcar, bulkhead flatcar, boxcar with a lumber door (a small door high on one end of the car through which lumber could be passed a piece or two at a time. The Bachmann On30 boxcar has a lumber door)

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orsonroy

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From: Elgin, IL
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Posted by orsonroy on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10:10 PM

Kiln dried lumber, plywood and milled lumber (fancy shapes) were usually hauled in boxcars. If the lumber was plain old stick wood, it was usually hauled stacked on flatcars or in gondolas. Occasionally, on the off-seasons, lumber was also hauled in stockcars.

Lots of box cars built before WWII (and a very few after) featured a lumber door, as did many stock cars.

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