What is it?

[ed acosta]

Can anybody identify this car? I would like to know what the prototype was designed to haul. I would also like to know more about the model such as the manufacturer, part number, and approximate date of manufacture. Any possibility that ATSF actually had such a car in their fleet?
-Ed
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[hooknlad]

Possibly Windshield Glass or Car Doors to the fianal assembly point?

 

[eightyeightfan1]

I had a similar car that was made by Tyco. They called it a "propane tank" car. Came with molded propane tanks in between the bracing.
Don't know if there was(is) a prototype though.

 

[Badyin Macfadyi]

"If it ain't broke......Get a bigger hammer"

Reminds me of the alledged philosophy at Boeing Aircraft, "Hammer to fit, file to finish, paint to cover."