Southern Pacific Freight Cars V5 Hoppers, Covered Hoppers, Tank Cars Anthony Thompson W1A

Complete history of SP hoppers, covered hoppers and tank cars, from 1865 to 1965.”

Southern Pacific, one of the West’s largest and most historic railroads, operated a major fleet of freight cars. The history of those cars is extensive, and this book series is aimed at describing all types of SP freight cars and their histories. The first volume included gondolas and stock cars, while the second covered cabooses, the third addressed automobile cars and flat cars, and the fourth presented box cars. This fifth volume treats hoppers, covered hoppers, and tank cars, and its primary time period is 1865-1965, with some coverage after those years.