I recently was given some negatives for the 1940's. In this group was an envelope marked "Huge Boxcar 08/14/47
The photo appears to have been taken at the Western Maryland Freight House in Cumberland, MD.
After asking for information on a Railway Preservation website, I was given the following information.
PRR Class X-30, 59861. Inside Length: 70'6" Inside Height: 10'0"
There was exactly one of these. It was used specifically to transport fire engines from American LaFrance in Elmira NY. Full width doors on the 'A' end allowed even the longest ladder trucks of the day to be carried inside.
Further searching found this photo of a couple of 700 series ALF's being unloaded in Cumberland.
http://www.ci.cumberland.md.us/new_site/...m?pic=1513
Photo Credit to the Original Photographer
The photo appears to have been taken at the Western Maryland Freight House in Cumberland, MD.
After asking for information on a Railway Preservation website, I was given the following information.
PRR Class X-30, 59861. Inside Length: 70'6" Inside Height: 10'0"
There was exactly one of these. It was used specifically to transport fire engines from American LaFrance in Elmira NY. Full width doors on the 'A' end allowed even the longest ladder trucks of the day to be carried inside.
Further searching found this photo of a couple of 700 series ALF's being unloaded in Cumberland.
http://www.ci.cumberland.md.us/new_site/...m?pic=1513
Photo Credit to the Original Photographer
Mechanical engineers build weapons, whereas civil engineers build targets.
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
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