Souree: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
August 11, 1888 Saturday

New Cars

One hundred of the new box cars ordered by The DSS&A a few
months ago have been delivered to the road and have all ready
been put to use. The first consignment of them arrived in Mar-
quette Tuesday. They are marked "Duluth, South Shore & Atlan-
tic," "Through Line," while in one car appeara a black block
with white lettering and border, "The Soo-Mackinaw Short Line."
the cars were built by the Michigan Car Co., at Detroit, are
34 feet long, weight 24,700 lbs., capacity 50,000 lbs. They
have safety couplers and all the latest improvements. Six or
seven hundred more are to be delivered and will come along as
fast as they can be furnished.

DSSEA
Equipment - Box