What’s this car used for?

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  • May 27, 2019 at 1:12 pm #6242
    peggyrothschild
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    Photo from the John German collection donated to the Missouri Pacific Historical Society archives by his family. [attachment=0:3svw2bqr]CFBD6F52-0DCE-4E20-809C-374EEA77BF15.jpeg[/attachment:3svw2bqr]

    June 7, 2019 at 10:52 am #9409
    princessclyne69
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    One thing that’s apparent is that this is a very old car. It has truss rods, archbar trucks and body-mounted brake beams.

    Without speculating on exactly what its function was, the car seems to be associated with wreck service. One guess is that the boxcar-like structure in the center of the car contained equipment that needed protection, perhaps chains or tools.

    Somewhere I’ve seen an equipment summary for MoW equipment from about 1949, but I can’t come up with it now.

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    June 8, 2019 at 8:44 pm #9410
    princessclyne69
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    I found the list I was looking for, which was scanned in 2009 and sent to me. I’d like to give credit to whoever sent it to me.

    This equipment summary of non-revenue equipment from 1949 lists 38 cars called ‘Track and Material’ in the series X903 to X993. No further information is given. No doubt there was once an equipment diagram.

    RG7

    October 31, 2019 at 7:22 pm #9525
    gutirrez_buffy
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    I would suggest the box would contain car truck bearings, oil and cotton waste to use in cars picked up in wrecks. That is just a guess.

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