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“Missing brake wheel - A 2-bay hopper design with offset sides was first proposed in the 1920s and ... “Missing brake wheel - A 2-bay hopper design with offset sides was first proposed in the 1920s and first appeared in the form seen here in 1934. The AAR adopted it as a standard design the following year. The offset design permitted greater interior capacity than a rib side car with the same outside dimensions. It was thought this more than made up for the car’s higher cost of construction. The last new 2-bay offset side hoppers were built in 1960.”
interior braced offset side hopper
General American Transportation Corp
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UPS Standard to Canada,Last three photos are a historical montage if you will: Mule Power Hauling - Steam Power Mining - Diesel Power Railroads
The roots of the Pacific Coast Borax Company lie in Mineral County, Nevada, east of Mono Lake, where Smith, while contracting to provide firewood to a small borax operation at nearby Columbus Marsh, spotted Teels Marsh while looking westward from the upper slopes of Miller Mountain where the only nearby trees were growing. Eventually, to satisfy his curiosity, Smith and two assistants visited Teels Marsh and collected samples, that proved to assay higher than any known sources for Borate. * Wikipedia
A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equipment. GATX derives its name from its primary reporting mark for its North American railcars, "GATX". The mark itself was derived from GATX's prior corporate name, General American Transportation Corporation.
Boxax is mined in the Southwestern United States by US Borax, and specifically in Boran California. The product is used by many manufactures across the country. You may find whole trains of covered hoppers in and around where it is mined, or you could find individual cars on any class i railroad.
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