08-18-2013, 12:23 PM
Bernhard, using the prototype photo of the Carsten's car, its exterior height scales-out to almost exactly 11', measured from the bottom of the siding to the upper edge of the fascia. (I based this on the 33" diameter of the car's wheels.)
Carstens Products refrigerator car
I also looked up those CPCX reporting marks in a 1938 version of the ORER (Official Railway Equipment Register), and by that time they belonged to the Cosden Petroleum Corporation, so the cars were likely no longer in service by that time.
Wayne
Carstens Products refrigerator car
I also looked up those CPCX reporting marks in a 1938 version of the ORER (Official Railway Equipment Register), and by that time they belonged to the Cosden Petroleum Corporation, so the cars were likely no longer in service by that time.
Wayne