<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Yes, there were cardboard grain doors. I was an agent operator for the Monon Railroad and in that capacity, 1969, I supplied grain doors to the local grain elevator, Monticello, IN, for grain loading in 40 foot company box cars. The grain doors were heavy cardboard framed with rough wood. from my iPhone<div><div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 16, 2025, at 3:47 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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I once heard that they were cardboard. Maybe this varies according to the railroad.</div>
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Emmaus, PA</div>
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<div>Mr Barna asks: What were grain doors made of ?</div>
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<div>Answer: rough lumber, probably about 2 x 10".</div>
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<div>No guess on the kind of wood. </div>
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<div>They were also good for building fires !</div>
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<span class="x_gmail_signature_prefix">-- abram burnett</span>
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