| CB&Q class MWB-13 221199 at Saint Louis, Missouri on June 26, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the book, CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipmwent, by Michael J. Spoor: In 1941, American Car & Foundry delivered 250 70-ton Rodger Selective ballast cars numbered 221000-221249, class MWB-13. These cars had an inside length of 40 feet 8 inches and a capacity of 2,505 cubic feet. Although the ballast hoppers were numbered in the MOW number series, they were also used in the seasonal sugar beet service. |