Maryland Merci 40/8 Car

Burlington John · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:18 am

B&O RR Museum in Baltimore, 24 May 2016

Regards,
Burlington John

Burlington John · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:18 am

last two

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1270

Thanks for the great photos. My father was always interested in these cars. If you go here http://www.mercitrain.org/#nogo and click on Merci Boxcars by State you will see a listing of all 46 surviving cars.

as12 · **Joined:** Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:24 pm **Posts:** 115

What is that enclosure on the end of the car for?

Jennie K · **Joined:** Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:48 pm **Posts:** 198

That's a brakemans shelter. A lot of European rail systems didn't have train brakes on the freight cars until after WWII.