Freight Car Photos (model and prototype)

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Candy,
              These are called open top containers or COFC's - Containers on Flat Cars.   Open Tops are used for carriage of heavy, bulky or awkward items where loading or discharge of the cargo through end or side doors is not practical. Most open top containers are equipped with fabric  covers  and  are  often  termed  "soft"  or  "rag"  top  containers.  Some  open  top  versions  are  fitted with removable hatch-type panel covers or detachable full metal roof. They also carry contaminated sand or other loose materials.  Hope this helps.   Thanx Thom...

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Florida sun bleached 40' Florida East Coast boxcar.

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Some how I managed to miss this thread over the past few months - very interesting find.

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Tom, I thought I knew my '60s railroads, even most of the southeastern short lines.  But you've got me on TABG RY (the bay window caboose and flat car behind it).  I don't find it in on-line lists or my ORER.  Unless that's a very odd 'C' in The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast.  Or what I see as 'B' is actually the ampersand in Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia.

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Tom, I thought I knew my '60s railroads, even most of the southeastern short lines.  But you've got me on TABG RY (the bay window caboose and flat car behind it).  I don't find it in on-line lists or my ORER.  Unless that's a very odd 'C' in The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast.  Or what I see as 'B' is actually the ampersand in Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia.

James,

The & does look like a B. The car is as you figured out is Tennessee Alabama & Gulf Railway.

Tom

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Georgia Railroad -

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