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Thanks Ralph.. I have a few links where I got my ideas from. They all are from the Library of Congress page,, they have a vast amount of pictures on all kinds of subjects definitely worth a search or two.

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I also used Martin Karig's book " Coal Cars, the first three hundred years ". While not exactly an exciting read, It is jam-packed with 400 + pages of well researched info and tons of great photos on the subject.