03-16-2019, 10:14 AM
I agree with Charlie. The railroads would be loath to scrap a revenue-earrning car just because it was made of wood.
Steel boxcars date back to the early teens, at least, but thousands of wood or wood/steel cars were made under USRA directives, and many thousands more during WWII, when steel production was directed towards military needs. Those latter cars, especially, would still be in decent condition in the mid-'50s, and a surprising number of them were still running in the late '60s.
Wayne
Steel boxcars date back to the early teens, at least, but thousands of wood or wood/steel cars were made under USRA directives, and many thousands more during WWII, when steel production was directed towards military needs. Those latter cars, especially, would still be in decent condition in the mid-'50s, and a surprising number of them were still running in the late '60s.
Wayne