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A portion of the M. S. P. yard, showing variety of freight cars, box cars, gondolas, hopper, flags, tank and other cars, is shown in photo above. All cars are mounted on springs, doors open and shut, ladders and hand rails in correct positions and couplers work automatically. From "The Brother of Maintenance of Way Employees Journal", December 1947.