I'm interested in buying or modeling a load for a short 1860s flatcar that is a scale 29 feet in length. I want something a little more interesting than lumber or logs, but don't wish to scratch build a project that will take all summer. What ideas do you have, please?
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Pieces of rail, they seemed to enjoy tearing the rails up during the war so replacing them must have been a top priority...ties too.
Weapons such as cannon and howitzers would be good loads too.
If you Bing search "Civil War Railroad pictures" you will get a ton of great images.
This is one I posted on the real trains forum the other day
What about barrels?
What about the MTH cannon cars? Check here...
I have bought brass cannons,boxes,and barrels for flatcar loads from Kramer Products.
They are O scale and go quite nicely with my SMR flats.
Go to: www.kramerproducts.com
Norm Rish
Well, there are lots of good ideas presented here. Thank you all. 
Coffins?
If I remember, Terry Whelmen from trainloads.com used to do either granite blocks or granite pillars (in sections).
I appreciate each of your responses. 
Here's what I decided to do. I bought from Robert Grossman (bless him) his #224 "Freight Set" and #91 "Barrels". These were combined with two cardstock crates I had from a CTT giveaway years ago and arranged on the flatcar on double-sided tape. They were secured together with a cloth-covered wire from my wife's craft projects.
cotton bales
Neal Jeter
That load looks good!!! In a recent movie set in the post Civil War era had a flat loaded with fence post stacked pyramid style that looked believable and not too difficult to replicate if you need another load.
A couple more great ideas there! Dave, I can see them made from fireplace matches. They're kind of rough as you buy them. Just whittle one end of each to a point, eh?
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