Built
in 1958, this insulated plug-door 40’ boxcar with Roller Bearing
trucks was Compartmentizer- equipped and was used to transport
temperature sensitive commodities such as food and some household
products. 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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