ICG Salt Loadking boxcars

[JoeD]

Hey

ICG had 40' salt loading boxcars around the early 1970's.  They had a white X next to the door.  Wondering if they used grain door type set ups?  They also had two roof hatches installed, one on each side of the car.  Hoping for some info...at first I figured salt in sacks but from the photo and the hatches it's sees as though it was loose.  Did they just shut the doors and then fill them??

Thanks

Joe

[nkalanaga]

Some loads were shipped by sealing the door opening with heavy paper, and then closing the door.  Not paper grain doors, which were also used, but actual sheets of paper, covering the door opening.  The edges of the paper would stick out on either side of the door.  With roof hatches, that could be done here.  The car could be unloaded by opening the door just a little, and tearing the paper.

It wouldn't work for grain, because the door had to be closed before the car was loaded, or the weight of the load would tear the paper.  With regular grain doors, the grain could be loaded over the top of the grain door.  "Grain" doors were also used for other loose materials which could be loaded the same way.

[JoeD]

Some loads were shipped by sealing the door opening with heavy paper, and then closing the door.  Not paper grain doors, which were also used, but actual sheets of paper, covering the door opening.  The edges of the paper would stick out on either side of the door.  With roof hatches, that could be done here.  The car could be unloaded by opening the door just a little, and tearing the paper.

It wouldn't work for grain, because the door had to be closed before the car was loaded, or the weight of the load would tear the paper.  With regular grain doors, the grain could be loaded over the top of the grain door.  "Grain" doors were also used for other loose materials which could be loaded the same way.

Thank you very much!!!!