Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
March 1, 1890 Saturday

Ishpeming - There is scarcely a branch of railroad work that
keeping track of the rolling stock of the road, and few people
outside of the railroad service are aware of the difficulties
that beset the car accountant. An incident relative to the sub-
ject came under the reporter's notice a few days ago and the
fact that the scene is laid "at home" will make it doubly inter-
esting. For months a box car, that for present purposes may be
known as no. 1458, has been bothering the man who keeps track of
the cars on the South Shore. He had it traced to a certain sta-
tion and there all track of it was lost. In the mountainous re-
gions of the far west a car has been known to tumble down a pre-
cipice and thus become lost, but here such a thing could not hap-
pen. The subject of the mysterious car grew upon his mind to
such an extent that he determined to find that car or perish in
the attempt. Accordingly he went, a few weeks ago to the sta-
tion at which place the car was last heard from and started
after the truant box car. Coming down the line to a point but a
few miles above Ishpeming, he went in on a branch to a mine that
is a small shipper and where the track is not kept open in the
winter. A mile or so out on the branch he suddenly ran into no.
1458. Upon investigating he found that a farmer who lived in
the vicinity had been and was still using the car as a barn,
there being six horses in the car at a time. It is needless to
say that the track was ploughed out the next Sunday and the far-
mer's barn is now engaged in the wheat traffic.

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Equipment - Box Cars