This is part of a series of posts of actual freight carloads interchanged to Frisco from Missouri Pacific, mostly at Kansas City. These carloads originated on western carriers and were interchanged to Mopac at Pueblo, Colorado. All data taken from Mopac train consists in August 1966. Freight car experts can chime in with details for the railcars. If anyone is interested in the specific industries, let me know and I will post further info. NOTE: Unlike most interchange traffic from these consists which is interchanged from Frisco to MP at KC, this car was interchanged at Memphis, giving Mopac the longer haul. Car: SP 698109 Type: Boxcar Net Tons: 50 Contents: Canned Goods Origin: Modesto CA Origin RR: Modesto & Empire Traction Shipper: Tri Valley Grocers Ship Date: Aug 5 1966 Dest: Blytheville AR Dest RR: SLSF Consignee: Arkansas Grocers Route: MET-SP-DRGW-Pueblo-MP-MEMPHIS-SLSF Departed Pueblo Aug 10 1966 on MP Train #74 Ted Ferkenhoff Flagstaff AZ
Ted, This is most probably canned tomatoes whole, pieces, sauce or such, coming from the M&ET. California Packing at that time I think, we know it now as Del Monte. Nick Molo
Neat stuff, Ted. Always fun to see how stuff gets from one place to another, especially when it comes to foreign road routing. Just wish I knew which train the Frisco used to get it from Memphis to Blytheville. Thanks very much for sharing and keep 'em coming. Best Regards,