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Consolidation #399 switches the gravel pit on the east side of the Black
River in Hatfield.
The freight cars behind the steam 2-8-0 loco appear to be Hart convertible
gondolas, part of KGB X7001-X7039. The
"convertible" part of the name comes from the fact that the gondolas
had doors in the floor of the car which could be configured to dump ballast
either between or outside of the rails. The cars were built in 1924 for the
Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad as #2500-2359; they came to the Green Bay
Route in the mid 1930s and some of the cars remained in service until 1973. Most
-- if
not all -- of the Hart gondolas rode on their original truck sideframes to the
very end, and they were clearly stamped "W&MRR" in the truck
casting!
Vi Teeples took this unique photo in the 1940s, and it is shared by Vi's
friend Phil O'Keefe.
Vi Teeples photo, ca. 1945.
This photo may not be reproduced without permission.
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