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Carter Ventilated Boxcar Photo Gallery

South Pacific Coast No. 472, 28 foot Boxcar, built in 1880.

The following photos are from Denise Showalter as a part of documentation for an HOn3 model being created by Stephen Hatch. Progress of the car model is on his web site at: http://www.railway-eng.com/hon3/carter.htm.
Additional information on the photos was supplied by Randy Hees, President of the Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources (SPCRR) PO Box 783, Newark CA 94560. Randy has a web site with more infomation too:
The Birth of California Narrow Gauge.
Thanks to all who have contributed to making this project possible, especially Ben Mesander, the host of the HOn3 email list, where this whole project was born.

cc-02 - Corner Brace Casting, a distinctive feature that functions both as a step and as a poling pocket. A standard part of the Huntington era.
cc-03 - Coupler and Bolster
cc-04 - Oblique End View
cc-05 - Door Handle Detail
cc-06 - Lower Door Detail
cc-07 - Upper Door Detail
cc-08 - Truss Rod Beam
cc-09 - Truss Rod Beam
cc-10 - Underbody At Coupler
cc-11 - Underbody at Coupler. Notice the 2 eyebolts that held body-hung brakes when Thielssen trucks were installed by the SP narrow gauge. The car had truck-hung brakes when built. (Trucks currently on the car are Russell log trucks from the Diamond & Caldor. It will cost the SPCRR $11,000 to have the correct trucks built.)
cc-12 - Full Shot of Door
cc-13 - Lower Half of Door
cc-14 - Upper Half of Door
cc-15 - Door Stop Detail
cc-16 - Roof End Detail at Roofwalk
cc-17 - Roof End
cc-18 - Roof End
cc-19 - Door Detail
cc-20 - Door Detail
cc-21 - Door Detail
cc-22 - Door Detail
cc-23 - Standard Carter 10-ton truss rod arrangement, with queen postbearings. The 15-ton cars had actual queen posts for additional strength.
cc-24 - SP #1010, built in 1882 as a coach for the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada. Later went the SPC; probably rebuilt as a combine during that period. Next appeared as Nevada & California 16.
cc-25 - SP #1010 Door Detail
cc-26 - Coupler and Bolster Detail
cc-27 - Coupler and Bolster Detail
cc-28 - Corner Detail with Corner Casting and Truss Rod Socket Washer
cc-29 - Underbody Detail
cc-30 - Side View - Right
cc-31 - Side View - Left
cc-32 - Side View - Full
cc-33 - End View
cc-34 - Detail - Truck Bolster Beam End. Notice the 2-piece bolster. The upper is the original Carter bolster. The lower was added by the SPNG to raise the car for more clearance.
cc-35 - Detail - New Truss Rod Beam and Bearings
cc-36 - Detail - Lower Door Hardware
cc-37 - Detail - Lower Door Hardware
cc-38 - Detail - Lower Door Opening

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