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Dreadnaught ends on boxcars

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Posted by Rambo2 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 9:20 PM

Thankyou for the information I looked it up on google to now i understand more

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:17 PM

It was a brand name for a pressed steel end for boxcars and other cars as well.  Clearly meant to evoke the thought of the "dreadnaught" battleships (the first of which was called Dreadnaught).

I did a quick search on Google and got a number of images.

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Dreadnaught ends on boxcars
Posted by Rambo2 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 6:29 PM

What are they and how do they look?

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