MT for August

[VGN50]

The first of the Ringling Bros foobies has appeared.  We will probably see a lot more of them.

Interesting car is the converted troop kitchen car.  The description sounds like Medford did their homework.

The Koppers Coke gondolas certainly have eye appeal.  Anyone know where they would have been seen in prototype?

I'm not able to comment on the CSX bay window cab since it is way out of my time period.

Sorry I can't cover everything, serious family illness (2), is taking much of my time.

Final comment on my quick glance:  is MTL into N Scale or Z?

Mark

[wcfn100]

There was a Kopper's in St Paul.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=775853

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=201624

Don't know if those hoppers would have been used there.

Jason

[wcfn100]

Here's a good over view.

http://www.erixrailcar.com/history/19AmtHiaStPaul409-E-8_9-8-73Fixed.jpg


And a brief history:

"From 1917 to 1979, the Koppers Company operated a coking facility on a 38-acre property in St. Paul, Minnesota. The facility produced foundry coke and various by-products, such as coal tars and coal tar distillates. Storage and disposal practices, and various leaks and spills, resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater. In 1981, EPA placed the site on its list of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup. As part of the cleanup, EPA required Koppers to dispose of 240,000 gallons of residue in a federally-approved facility, and excavated and disposed of 21,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Currently, groundwater is being treated and monitored. The site has been redeveloped into a high-tech industrial park called the Energy Park Drive."


Jason