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This
61' flatcar with Barber Roller Bearing trucks was built in the
late 1960s for St. Louis Southwestern to carry lumber, structural
steel and pipes, as well as logs and other long commodities.
The reinforced bulkheads provide load protection as well as
prevent shifting during transit. St. Louis Southwestern, commonly
known as Cotton Belt, was founded in 1891 and became a Southern
Pacific subsidiary in 1932, before eventually fully merging
in 1992. It is now a heritage component of Union Pacific.
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