rattler21 posted:Depending on the service route, the IC could have handled a lot of the potatoes from the Red River Valley, Wisconsin dairy products, Iowa beef products, Milwaukee beer, etc. Steel and refinery products from Chicago, Whiting, and Gary. Northbound reefers could be returned carrying bananas and aluminum ingots.
Interesting thought about the refinery outputs: I interned (and later consulted) for BP/Amoco/Standard Oil of Indiana and have been looking for some Standard Oil tank cars, but have never found any that were made. Does anyone know if such things existed?