Blaine Patented Side Dump Cars

Posted by Doug Heitkamp on
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Hi Folks,

A number of years ago I gave a clinic at a Narrow Gauge convention on C&S freight cars. While putting the material together, I ran into some interesting pictures. Mind you, this was in pre-internet days. The pics were of a tilt body dump car. Further research led me to the name of George Blaine and his patented "dumping cars". It seems Mr. Blaine obtained a patent on these cars on April 14, 1885.

Years later when Ron Rudnick published his DSP&P freight car book, he briefly mentioned these cars in his writings. So here is what I think happened with these cars.

1. The cars first show up in ORER on the Utah & Northern (narrow gauge)
2. When the U&N was standard gauged, the cars were property of the UP, and ended up on the DSP&P
3. At least one car was photographed on a DSP&P train outside of Como
4. Did any end up in MOW, or any other use, on the C&S??? This is the real question.

Here are the pics…..

Period advertising -





In use on the Florence & Cripple Creek (May be another make of car)





Wreck photo outside of Como (From Colorado RR Annual)





Thoughts?

Thanks,

Doug H.