Not really sure if this is a good candidate for an action photo or not, but it does show one of the less glamorous jobs of railroading. Worse than that: the poor fella who has to clean out this express car. Photo from collection of James Memorial Library, used with permission. Pat Moreland, Union Mo.
It's nice shot of a baggage truck (wagon)....yellow with black lettering and black wheels....SL-SF on the side....town name (St James) on the front of the "bulkhead".... a chain "parking brake" on the left rear wheel(not engaged in this photo)
Many folks in the Ozarks raised small animals such as pigeons (squab) and rabbits for food. I believe that at one time Miami, OK was home to a large commercial pigeon producing operation.
Pat, That is a priceless photo of an interesting and esoteric bit of operation! Karl's already covered many of the subtle details. These, combined with the shipment type, can really make modeling smaller branchline passenger trains (or even a secondary passenger train on a main line) more than just "interference for freights." I had no idea what "squab" was. Now it makes all those times that Sylvester referred to Tweety as "squab" make sense.
