| Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad bulkhead flatcar Class LP-5 95205 at Cicero, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the book, CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Michael J. Spoor: In 1967, the Burlington purchased 100 bulkhead flat cars from General Steel Castings Company. Numbered 95200 - 95299 and classified LP-5, these cars had the standard 48' 6" inside length and 8' 6" bulkheads, but carried two different types of tiedown anchors. Cars 95200 - 95249 had lading anchors, while 95250 - 95299, assigned to U.S. Gypsum in Sperry, IA, had Brandon tiedowns favored by the shipper. Number 95205 ( pictured ) was stenciled: WHEN EMPTY RETURN TO AGENT CB&Q RR SPERRY, IOWA. |