Limestone Boxcars

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Hi Listers,

    First off I want to thank everyone that has responded to my questions about the "doorless" limestone boxcars.  Lister Phil Miller sent me a photo of NW 306761 passing in front of the hotel Roanoke in 1987.  That fits my modeling period perfectly!  Along with the prototype photo came photos of his model of the car...I'm impressed.  

    I now have a car number to work with.  This morning I looked it up in my May 1938 Official Railway Equipment Register.  The ORER lists cars numbered in the 306600-306999.  All of the 105 listed 40'-6" cars have 8' door openings and an interior height of 10'-5".

    The next entry in ORER is for NW 306770 with the same dimensions and 8' door opening and the next line is for NW 306828 with the same info.  I don't understand as why the two are called out by themselves. 

    I'd still like to see more photos of the cars real or model.  You can send them direct to me nwrlinemp72 at comcast.net

Take care, John Hecker

P/S: NASCAR is at Martinsville this coming weekend.  Even though the tracks have moved, I hope I get to see some trains on the Winston-Salem District!
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