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March 1943. "Topeka, Kansas. Part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad car building shops." Acetate negative by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Far back in the photo, just above and behind the lone tank car, is an end-door boxcar. These had ordinary doors, and could be used like the others, but also allowed loading of more bulky items than could be fit through the side doors of their kin. Autos sometimes, but whatever needed a closed car and was bulky.
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