11-29-2009, 10:47 AM
Gary S Wrote:Stein, thanks again for the answer. So were there any "pool" cars back in the late 1970s?
Yes,Pool cars has been around for years in the Automotive industry such as 50' auto boxcars,early auto racks,auto part boxcars,boxcars in brewery service,reefers etc..BTW this can include steel coil cars and mill gons.
The 70s was the hey day of the IPD short line boxcars.This was caused by a nation wide boxcar shortage due to the aging freight car fleet.These IPD boxcars was loaded for any destination.Railbox slogan was "Next Load-Any Road".
Larry
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Engineman
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Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!