by ATK
The pictures at the following links are of Rock Island passenger trains in 1966 (mainly the "Cornhusker") which depicts TOFC flat cars as head-end traffic in the passenger consist.
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... Edited.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... _15_66.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... _15_66.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/E%27b ... _15_66.jpg
As you can see in the pictures, steam is escaping between the cars which makes it obvious to me that these particular TOFC flats were equipped with steam lines to allow steam to pass through to the passenger cars for heating purposes. Rock Island is not the only railroad that is known to have operated TOFC cars in passenger consists (although I can't think of names of other railroads off the top of my head at the moment). So my question is, who would have been the owner of these TOFC flat cars specially equipped for passenger service? The railroad, Trailer Train, Railway Express Agency, someone else?
Anyone have any links to "roster shots" of these cars in service?
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... Edited.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... _15_66.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/W%27b ... _15_66.jpg
http://www.bcoolidge.com/RI%20Pix/E%27b ... _15_66.jpg
As you can see in the pictures, steam is escaping between the cars which makes it obvious to me that these particular TOFC flats were equipped with steam lines to allow steam to pass through to the passenger cars for heating purposes. Rock Island is not the only railroad that is known to have operated TOFC cars in passenger consists (although I can't think of names of other railroads off the top of my head at the moment). So my question is, who would have been the owner of these TOFC flat cars specially equipped for passenger service? The railroad, Trailer Train, Railway Express Agency, someone else?
Anyone have any links to "roster shots" of these cars in service?