This
Chicago & North Western 65' mill gondola with ASF Ride
Control trucks was designed to haul finished
structural steel shapes and other bulky loads, and featured
drop ends that allowed the gondola to carry loads
longer than the car. This particular car is loaded with a
large spruce tree that was cut down in Nemo, South
Dakota, to become the 1970 National Christmas Tree. It traveled
by rail and survived at least two derailments
before arriving at our nation's capita