Newly found static refrigerated boxcar?

[haggar]

While searching for the factory my late Grandfather used to work I stumbled upon a static refrigerated boxcar on Hubbard west of Ashland.  Don't remember seeing this being mentioned before. It is directly west of Carson Tire Service (1627 W. Hubbard), actually in their parking lot.  It's probably used for storage, it is just the body of the car without the trucks.  On the On the Bing maps birds eye view it appears to be a light color.  Currently it has a coat of dark green paint. Have a poor phone pic, will have to take a better one and post it.

Joe

[D. Kaniuk]

Can you post or send me the picture? would like to add it to my web site:
http://www.dhke.com/rrus/static/
-doug

[Brianbobcat]

Here are two photos I took back in December 2011.

[Brianbobcat]

And the other photo.  The building next door dates back almost 100 years, and is being rehabbed.  The whole area is getting a lot of redevelopment of existing structures.  Down the block from this box car was a former pickle factory that is now offices.

[haggar]

Thanks for posting pics. Much better quality than my phone one.

Joe

[Brianbobcat]

I wonder if it's wheel chassis are still attached, and how it got down there.  Yes there's the rail lines just south of there, but they're elevated and it seems like a huge cost to move a single boxcar to use for storage.  I bet there's some other backstory here, like it derailed and needed to be moved anyways.  Either way, still cool to see in that neighborhood.