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Wabash Box Cars

Most of my color slides were taken long after the Wabash was gone because when the Wabash was around, I just was not that interested in it.  My primary interest was, and still is, Michigan's shortlines and narrow gauge logging railroads.

The following is from my collection.


40' single door box cars.

WB406407.jpg (90528 bytes)  #6407, Landers Yard, IL, 06/03/1979. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB406632.jpg (103680 bytes)  #6632, South Bend, IN, 04/14/1979. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB406845.jpg (98611 bytes) #6845. Color slide by K. B. King, collection of J. Nixon.

WB407972.jpg (102866 bytes) #7972. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB482342.jpg (107772 bytes)  #82342.  Color slide by K. B. King. Collection of J. Nixon.

WB485639.jpg (97715 bytes)  #85639.  Color slide by K. B. King. Collection of J. Nixon.

WB489534.JPG (32617 bytes) #89534, Fort Wayne, Ind., 05/1965. Internet download.

WB490014.jpg (119227 bytes)  #90014, Tulsa, OK, 09/1976.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB49001F.jpg (103451 bytes)  #90014, Tulsa, OK, 09/17/1977.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB49001G.jpg (111270 bytes)  #90014, Tulsa, OK, 09/17/1977.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB490019.jpg (174037 bytes)  #90019, Cincinnati, OH, 04/18/1979.  Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB490094.jpg (95531 bytes)  #90094.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB490102.jpg (113677 bytes)  #90102, Tulsa, OK, 07/19/1976.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB490132.jpg (84347 bytes)  #90132.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB490136.jpg (110052 bytes)  #90136.  Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB490218.jpg (106713 bytes)  #90218.  Color slide by A. Riccono, collection of J. Nixon.

WB490473.jpg (102258 bytes)  #90473.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB490499.jpg (149098 bytes)  #90499.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491077.jpg (179261 bytes)  #91077.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491134.jpg (190818 bytes)  #91134, Cincinnati, OH, 12/30/1978.  Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB491162.jpg (144084 bytes)  #91162.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491222.jpg (119385 bytes)  #91222.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491325.jpg (154946 bytes)  #91325.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491436.jpg (190512 bytes)  #91436, Cincinnati, OH, 04/16/1979.  Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB49150F.jpg (107474 bytes)  #91504, Tulsa, OK, 06/20/1976.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB491506.jpg (155038 bytes)  #91506.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB4NHBOX-c.jpg (64670 bytes)  String of New Haven box cars that the Wabash purchased.  Color slide by J. Nixon.


40' double door, outside braced box cars:

WB44718I.jpg (124525 bytes)  #47181.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB447194.jpg (135917 bytes)  #47194, Lafayette, IN, 08/22/1986.  Color slide by J. Nixon.


50' single door box cars:

WB421221.jpg (125531 bytes)  #21221, Adrian, MI, 06/18/1977. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB421513.jpg (109350 bytes) #21513, Decatur, IL, 06/25/1977. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB421637.jpg (112029 bytes) #21637. Color slide by G. Kleinfelter.

WB421660.jpg (125187 bytes) #21660, South Bend, IN, 08/26/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB421661.jpg (101761 bytes) #21660, South Bend, IN, 06/14/1979. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB421670.jpg (69116 bytes) #21670 (backward box car), South Bend, IN, 06/22/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.


50' double door box cars:

WB418848.jpg (134212 bytes)  #18848, 03/22/1979.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB418964.jpg (116388 bytes)  #18964, Decatur, IL, 06/25/1977.  Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB419504.jpg (214257 bytes)  #19504, Cincinnati, OH, 10/20/1978.  Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB420374.jpg (112980 bytes)  #20374, South Bend, IN, 11/30/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB420483.jpg (135819 bytes)  #20483. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB420485.jpg (79048 bytes)  #20485 Tulsa, OK, 03/19/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB42048F.jpg (124194 bytes)  #20485 Tulsa, OK, 03/19/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB420804.jpg (111366 bytes) #20804. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB420827.jpg (80088 bytes) #20827, Adrian, MI, 07/28/1979.  Color slide by J. Nixon.


50' Plug Door Insulated Box Cars:

WB4F3606.jpg (100381 bytes)  #783606. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB4F3609.jpg (118042 bytes)  #783609. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB4F3625.jpg (151361 bytes)  #783625. Color slide by W. Appel, collection of J. Nixon.

WB4F3642.jpg (136629 bytes)  #783642. Color slide by G. Kleinfelter, collection of J. Nixon.

WB4F3647.jpg (107152 bytes)  #783647. Color slide by J. Nixon.


60' DPD box car:

WB450050.jpg (148558 bytes)  #50050, Osceola, IN, 06/21/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.

WB45005B.jpg (146624 bytes)  #50050, Osceola, IN, 06/21/1978. Color slide by J. Nixon.


86' DPD Hy-cube box car:

WB455000-i.jpg (128767 bytes) #55000 at Pittsburgh Railroad Fair. Internet download.

WB45505S.jpg (112237 bytes) #55055. Color slide by K. B. King.


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