Kicking off the shoes and resting a bit
Feb 20, 2019 17:23:27 #
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It looks like it has been left there after a derailment. The torn up ground appears to be from the big equipment rerailing other cars.
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Feb 21, 2019 10:44:51 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Stephan G wrote:
As we were going eastward I spotted this boxcar (in situ).
WCCL 47778
WCCL 47778
I saw this box car in the Cajon Pass last year. Discarded rolling stock can make some interesting photographs.
Feb 21, 2019 11:38:18 #
bpulv wrote:
I saw this box car in the Cajon Pass last year. Discarded rolling stock can make some interesting photographs.
That is very true. Sometimes the artwork on the cars can give a clue as to its travels.
Also, if you can find the designation given to the car by the first/last owner, You can look it up in the rolling stock register on line, providing some information and shots of earlier times.
Thanks for sharing the one you saw.
"Never turn over an old railcar. You may not know what hobo it will turn up."
Feb 21, 2019 20:29:12 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Stephan G wrote:
That is very true. Sometimes the artwork on the c... (show quote)
Where on the car would I find the designation by the first and last owner? Is it in code? What is the URL of the registry lookup?
Thanks for the information.
Feb 22, 2019 07:07:51 #
bpulv wrote:
Where on the car would I find the designation by t... (show quote)
It can be almost anywhere on the car. The one above, it is top right under the roof line on the end facing the camera. Also on the trucks that are laying on the right.
Here is the site I use often, showing WCCL 47778 at the bottom of the page.
http://www.mmp70160.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=65380&Page=17
You just enter the designation and do a search. You should get several pictures sources that are attached to the designation. There are several lists out there.
Feb 22, 2019 09:35:17 #
Feb 22, 2019 18:58:10 #
BeachReck
Loc: Chesapeake Bay
A lot of fresh ballast in the original image- sign of the restoration after accident.
Feb 24, 2019 10:35:04 #
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