Someone on another forum was looking for information on bulkhead flatcars. I scanned part of my collection of Santa Fe pictures to answer that question, and uploaded them to Railimages. But since Railimages is connected to Trainboard, I'm posting them here FIRST for my fellow Santa Fe afficiados. FT-3 #91739, pulpwood rack, length over end sills 53’6”, IL 50’, IH 9’3” photographed August 1987, Silsbee, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/ada.jpg FT-54 #330022, pulpwood rack photographed November 1981, Conroe, TX. (in moving train) http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adb.jpg FT-56 #330097 pulpwood rack photographed November 1981, Conroe, TX. (in moving train) http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adc.jpg FT-57 #330131, pulpwood rack IL 48’6”, built 3-59. photographed November 1981, Montgomery, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/add.jpg FT-61 #330281, pulpwood rack IL 48’6” photographed August 1987, Evadale, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/ade.jpg WT-3 bulkhead flat, company service. IL 50’, IH 9’6” photographed August 1987, Bon Wier, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adj.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adf.jpg WT-3 #201256, “green tie” car photographed August 1987, Silsbee, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adj.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adg.jpg WT-W #201205, “green tie” car photographed August 1987, Bon Wier, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adj.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adh.jpg WT-12 #209081 bulkhead flat, company service earlier #91722 painted over but visible. Listed in 1971 Equipment Register as FMS bulkhead flat for packaged lumber, IL 50’, IH 9’6”. photographed August 1987, Bon Wier, TX. http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adj.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adi.jpg WT-5 bulkhead flat, work car w small derrick for handling ties photographed May, 1983, Bay City, TX http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adj.jpg WT-10 bulkhead flat, work car w ties top car photographed December, 1982, Alvin, TX lower car photographed August, 1987, Sealy, TX http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/adl.jpg Above are all new posts. A couple of old pulpwood car pictures with N scale models-- FT-V at Concor http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/aaw.jpg FT-6 at Conroe http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/aax.jpg Kenneth L. Anthony, Corpus Christi, TX
Santa Fe used bulkhead flat cars for pulp wood service out in Arizona. I have some photos of a few of these at the Railhead in Flagstaff.
Thanks for the note, SSW9389. Do you know the ATSF class number of these bulkhead flats? Do you know if it was one of these? FT-J 93251-93260 44' overall "NOTE T" Bundled lumber, per 1954 Eqpt Reg ----------------------------------------------------------- "NOTE U" Wallboard, per 1954,61 Eqpt Reg FT-L 91239-91249 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1953 59 11 in 1953,1956,1959... WORK SERVICE PIX FT-L 91253-91300 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1951 -21 48 in 1956, 1959... MODEL PIX FT-L 91303-91304;91308-91309;91311-91312; 91314 53' overall 46'1" inside conv 1953 only 1 car FT-L 92018-92034 53' overall 46'1" inside conv 1956 16 cars FT-L 92087-92101 53' overall 46'1" inside conv 1956 15 cars FT-L 92235-92244 53' overall 48'4" inside conv 1959 10 cars FT-L 92381-92389 53' overall 6'6" bulkhd conv 1956 only 3 cars FT-L 93095-93099 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1961 5 cars FT-L all 6'6" bulkhead ht except 91239-91249; 93095-93099 6'8" bulkhead ------------------------------------------------------------ FT-N 91194-91199 53' overall 46'1" inside conv 1953 6 cars FT-N 91301-91302;91305-91307;91310;91313 53' overall 46'1" inside conv 1953 1 car FT-N 91970-91989 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1959 20 cars 6'8" bulkhead ht FT-N 92035-92076 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1956 42 cars 6/6"; 7'4" bulkhead ht FT-N 92380-92400 53' overall conv 1959 20 cars "NOTE T" Bundled lumber, per 1954 Eqpt Reg "NOTE U" Wallboard, per 1961 Eqpt Reg 6'6" bulkhead ht FT-N 93035-93094 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1959 9- 58 6'6" bulkhead FT-N 93120-93138 53' overall 48'6" inside conv 1961 19 6/6" bulkhead ht ------------------------------------------------------------ FT-W 91990-92017 53' overall 48'6" inside blt 1952 orig 11 29 by 1959 6' bulkhd ht./ 6'6" bulkhead ht (92000-92019 listed as wallboard cars, 1953 Reg) FT-W 92077-92086 53' overall 48'6" inside blt 1952 orig 10 cars 6' bulkhd ht. FT-W 92102-92195 53' overall 48'6" inside wallboard conv.1955 41 cars 94 by 1959 6' bulkhead (pix FT-3 #91739 bulkhead/lumber kla b&w pix, 1987 Silsbee trip (NOT GSC bulkhead converted 1966 9'3" bulkbhead ------------------------------------------------------------ FT-3 92196-92234 53' overall 48'6" inside conv.1957 39 cars 6'8" bulkhead FT-3 92454-92480 53' overall 48'6" inside conv.1957 57 cars 6.8" bulkheaD FT-3 93020-93034 53' overall 48'6" inside conv.1957 15 cars ------------------------------------------------------------ FT-5 91315-91329 53' overall 48'6" inside conv.1959 15 cars 6'6" bulkhead ht FT-5 93100-93119 53' overall 48'6" inside conv.1959 20 cars 6'8 bulkhead FT-9 53' steel 93950-93974 # mention Santa Fe Modeler NovDec81 p.23 FT-10 53' NOT GCS design (straight side sills) FT-17 53' #90081-2 pix #90081 w machinery ATSF General & Special Purpose Flatcars Bulletin Oct1970
