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B1 Box Cars</div>
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The information I have from the 1965 Freight Car Equipment shows that all of the B1a and b were manufactured by Ralston, PR. Stl. Car Co. In 1936-1937 time frame. </div>
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1. Re: box car manufacturer (NW Mailing List)<br>
2. Re: Former NW car 800 Alta Vista (NW Mailing List)<br>
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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:45:22 +0000 (UTC)<br>
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I looked through the docs in the archives for the BI, and there is no information as to the builder(s).<br>
Jim Nichols<br>
On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 05:06:01 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:
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All,I am currently experiencing difficulty accessing the society database.? Can anyone help identify the company that built the?class BI (bee eye) box cars for the N&W?Thanks,Jim Cochran<br>
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:25:14 -0400<br>
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I think those are concrete ties? Maybe that low spot in the middle collects<br>
ballast?<br>
Mike Rector<br>
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> Would seem that these CN guys are pretty sloppy with their ballast. Got<br>
> it all over the ties! Never saw that down here.<br>
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> *Subject:* Former NW car 800 Alta Vista<br>
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> While this car has gone through a few ownership changes, the former N&W car 800 ?Alta Vista? is still recognizable in this recent photo on CN. Nice to see it still functioning in its former role and maintained in good order.<br>
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> RailPictures.Net Photo: CN 3309 Canadian National Railway GE AC44C6M at Jasper, Alberta, Canada by Tim Stevens <<a href="https://www.railpictures.net/photo/866677/">https://www.railpictures.net/photo/866677/</a>><br>
> I believe this was originally a UP car that NW bought and modified to a theater seating inspection car. The NW styled boarding steps are one giveaway on this car. Some side windows on the theater seating have been combined and other minor changes done to
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:32:08 -0400<br>
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the manufacturer is empty for BI on this table<br>
<a href="https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=216790">https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=216790</a><br>
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Nor here on the roster list.<br>
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> Can anyone help identify the company that built the class BI (bee eye) box<br>
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