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These
40' drop bottom gondolas with woodchip extension and loads are
painted maroon with white logo and lettering. They were built
in May 1948, serviced in April 1958 and run on Bettendorf tracks.
In April of 1958, Milwaukee Road's Class GS gondolas were fitted
with different height extensions to provide a low-cost chip
car. This program was developed to address the rapid development
of the poper industry in the Pacific Northwest for such uses
os Kraft paper and particleboard.
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