Here is a bit of a follow-up on Peter's Throwback Thursday last week. This photo is from my son's Peter collection of PBLX 20145.
This is a 4650 cu. ft. covered hopper car built by MIL 5/1979. Note that this is 100 cu. ft. larger than the similar appearing Canadian Wheat Board car. I have read that in order to entice US customers Canadian freight cars builders increased the volume of their designs. MIL made the car body longer, while NSC added a bump out section at the ends. Note how the trucks are also painted blue...Keith MacCauley.
There was some questions regarding the roof arrangement on Keith's last post of UNPX 121700 series cars. Here is the drawings that were asked for...George
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