Re: Berkshire Valley ore wagon: Detailing. Boxcar Door Vent.

Posted by Jim Courtney on Jul 17, 2024; 12:46am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Berkshire-Valley-ore-wagon-tp19903p19919.html

Okay, Chris, I get it now.

Your beautiful photo is so large that the gon with lumber load was off to the right of my margin until I looked at the entire photo. So, my "two planks" are the first two boards of an entire car load of lumber to be unloaded, all with a layer of ice or snow. Explains why there is a bit of ice on the ground, but only at the rear of the wagon--fell off there as the boards were transferred.

You sure there is nothing between the "ones" of your chalked number 11? Looks kind'a like a NBW, possibly a small handle.

And in the photo I posted, note a couple of rocks on the ground, one has been used as a "chock" behind the rear wagon wheel.

Here's another, teamsters waiting at the Breck depot for the passenger train, to unload express: