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Originally posted by Junctionfan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply mvlandsw Member sinceDecember 2001 1,179 posts Posted by mvlandsw on Thursday, April 7, 2005 3:05 AM Many of the Eastern roads used them to haul pipe. With the bulkheads it could be stacked higher without danger of shifting. Reply Randy Stahl Member sinceJune 2004 From: roundhouse 2,747 posts Posted by Randy Stahl on Monday, April 4, 2005 8:26 PM Better equipment utilization. Most of the pulp cars we have don't have any floors. We did take some pulp cars out of pulp service and put them into steel service but we installed cradles to hold coiled steel. We did not remove the end bulkheads. These are the Algoma central cars you have seen. Reply Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Bulkhead Gondolas Posted by Junctionfan on Monday, April 4, 2005 8:18 PM I have alway been interested in thease gondolas. I have BN, Algoma Centreal, IC and a few others. I have seen them hauling various things such as coiled steel, scap metal and even pulpwood but never could figure out what the purpose of thease cars were and why they were built in the first place when the gondola, pulpwood and regular bulkhead flat already existed? Any idea? Andrew Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
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