Wood Boxcars - Pre 1920 and SLSF Predecessors

Discussion in 'Boxcars' started by rjthomas909, Dec 2, 2018.

  1. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Starting this thread to collect images and information regarding Pre-1920 wood boxcars. Was looking for information to see if a recent model could be represented in a Frisco scheme, but could not find much information.

    This thread will represent notes, hopefully for a future historical or modeling article. Thanks to all who might add information
     
  2. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    This image shows two Frisco Lines wood boxcars at Pittsburg Kansas:

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    Frisco Yards - 2nd & Pine - postmarked 1908

    From Pittsburgmemories.org
     
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    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

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  9. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Robert, nice work, I really like the old items that show manual labor. Even though I don't like doing it. Ha Ha. It is really amazing to see some of the things accomplished. I've been thinking about the passing of George H. W. Bush and thinking how grateful we should be for the sacrifices our past generations have made. As probably all of us have.
    Thanks for the post. Bill
     
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    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

  11. gna

    gna Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I found this picture elsewhere on the site:
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  12. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I always have liked the look of arch bar trucks with rib-back wheels.
    K
     
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  13. gna

    gna Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I wonder if an Accurail 1800 series would work for those cars? I can't tell how close the roof is...
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    EDIT: I've looked through the Frisco Freightcar book on this site, but there are no 36' boxcars listed (or I missed them). I know I've seen sawtooth boxcars, too, but I can't find info about them, either.
     
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  14. gna

    gna Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Are those grain doors in the boxcars? I can't really tell. My screen isn't big enough, and my eyes are too weak.
     
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  16. Brad Slone

    Brad Slone Member Frisco.org Supporter

    13000 series boxcar, listed in the 1943 ORER shows the Frisco having 298 of them. A partial photo of one is shown in a photo I posted under the Ft Leonard Wood section.

    Brad Slone
     
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  17. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Bird's eye view of West Bottoms from Cursy Coats [i.e., Kersey Coates] Drive, Kansas City, Mo. (c. 1909).

    Features several Frisco freight cars.

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    High Resolution Image and Description at: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pan.6a07278/

    Library of Congress Collection (Accessed 26 DEC 2018).
     
  18. rjthomas909

    rjthomas909 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Not sure where I got this one. ACF Builder Photo. Boxcar 126999 from 1912.
    Frisco-ACF-SLSF-126999-1912.jpg
     
  19. gna

    gna Member Frisco.org Supporter

  20. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    I always like the Drovers cars and the Half & Half MOW cars.
     

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