locked Re: The Interstate Coal Fleet: 1960-1966?
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George Eichelberger
Dan:
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I don’t think the concept of joining two 50-T hoppers was based on reduced costs. After the “Big John” case was settled (won), the Southern wanted to offer 100-T tariffs on other commodities. With few 100-T open hoppers available, permanently coupling two 50-T cars was an expedient. More research is needed as no drawing of the drawbars (if used) has been located. In any case, the paired cars did not last very long. Here is another snippet from a different spreadsheet. Photos of the “articulated”* cars are not common. If anyone has any they can send, we have plenty enough information to do a TIES article. Ike *”articulated” is not really a correct term, "permanently coupled” is a better description IMHO.
On Jan 17, 2021, at 10:55 AM, Daniel Bourque <deltabourque@...> wrote:
What I haven’t been able to figure out with these “articulated” cars is how they were coupled. I would assume a drawbar, but photos aren’t clear. How do you designate an A and B end with brake wheels on both? I know the idea was to cut costs for shipping because
it was technically a single-car movement, but still a strange car.
I’ve seen pictures of these cars made from either ex-Interstate hoppers (similar to AAR rib-side hoppers) or rebuilt war-emergency hoppers with the diagonal bracing. Paint schemes also seem pretty varied including both black and red. Some cars have the
big split letters, and some have “SOUTHERN” on the “left” car and the car number on the right.
Dan
On Jan 17, 2021, at 7:33 AM, sgwarner88@... wrote:
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