The Ma & Pa built these cars in the late 1920s using parts from previous cars.
These wooden truss rod cars served the railroad for many years with a few
lasting into the early 60’s long after other railroads would have scraped them
for more modern equipment. Cars #713 and #723 are now preserved at the
Strasburg Railroad and car #727 is preserved
by the Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine
Association. Car #729 is the lone box car in Jim Gallagher’s
famous November 10, 1955
photo of one of the Ma & Pa’s last steam powered freight trains.
The Ma & Pa built these cars in the late 1920s using parts from previous
cars. These wooden truss rod cars served the railroad for many years with a
few lasting into the early 60’s long after other railroads would have scraped
them for more modern equipment. Cars #713 and #723 are now preserved at the
Strasburg Railroad and car #727 is
preserved by the Williams Grove Historical
Steam Engine Association. Car #729 is the lone box car in Jim Gallagher’s
famous November 10, 1955
photo of one of the Ma & Pa’s last steam powered freight trains.
Okay, Cale, you simply must be stopped. You are making the rest of us look like
hacks. Wouldn’t a little dark ages feel good right now? Say for the next eight
years so that we could catch up to you? Seriously though, very nice detailing,
all the way down to the foot steps. Keep up the good work and I have already
started to embrace my inner hack (grin).
