Reply to "Still hard to believe that covered grain hoppers were not accepted until after 1950."

A lot of things were transported in boxcars 100+ years ago that later would be shipped in specialized cars. The Northern Pacific Ry. Historical Society's magazine had an article a couple of years ago that talked about how in the 1890's-1900's coal was shipped by lake boat to Duluth-Superior harbor in sacks, which were then loaded into boxcars to be sent to Mpls-St.Paul, Fargo-Moorhead, or the Iron Range.