SBIX 1655

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Tom Scott	General	The wood tank car was not supposed to have been scrapped. The wooden tank, which had deteriorated to the point of being more egg-shaped than round, was supposed to be dismantled so the metal part could be stored outside. What actually happened was the dismantling crew torch-cut the steel tank bands and cross braces off the car to make dismantling "easier" ruining those parts. Then the steel bulkheads were cut off. That made restoration impractical. The frame survived for a time, but was eventually scrapped, too. The trucks, air brake parts, and man-hole hatch survive, as does the steel cross bracing as tie spacers on Heath Trestle near White Heath.	8/29/2024 10:47:16 AM

SBIX 1655
The wood tank car was scraped. Why??
Date: 6/7/1980	Location: Monticello, IL	Views: 376	Collection Of: Dave Ritter
			Author: Dave Ritter

Picture Categories: Yard,Action		This picture is part of album: Then and now 35 years of the Monticello Railway Museum

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