| Ashely, Drew & Northern plug-door box car 5552 was photographed on the North Louisiana & Gulf at Gibsland, Louisiana. The car was lettered WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO / AGENT ASHLEY DREW & NORTHERN / RAILWAY CROSSETT ARKANSAS. It had a CAPY of 140,000 pounds, a LD LMT of 149,300 and a LT WT of 70,700 for a gross rail load of 220,000. This was one of 45 cars in the AD&N 5550-5594 series, and they were later rebuilt with conventional sliding doors before moving on to the ICG, where they wore the WLO reporting mark. |