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RE: (erielack) EL and 40' Boxcars

There is a 40' EL boxcar in Worcester MA (????) at what I think is a construction company's yard.  I
had a photo of it before my computer crash last August.  I will swing by there later this spring and
grab another shot.  It appears to be in very good condition.

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron [mailto:rdukarm_@_roadrunner.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 5:32 PM
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> Subject: (erielack) EL and 40' Boxcars
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> Don & List,
> 
> The WNYRHS has 40' boxcar EL 88046, which was renumbered from the EL 54000-54999 series, which
were
> renumbered from ?????? (I think a DL&W series). You can see the car at:
> http://www.trainweb.org/wnyrhs/equipmentFrame1Source1.htm
> 
> The car is located at the Hamburg Fair Grounds at Hamburg, NY, not far from Erie tracks. Along
with it is an ex-N&W
> caboose (WNYRHS), a 50' box (D&H I think) and a tank locomotive.
> 
> The WNYRHS also owns (what we believe to be) the last surviving Buffalo Creek boxcar (also 40').
As you may know,
> the Erie and LV each owned 50% of the BCK from 1879 to Conrail. The BCK boxcar is near the Erie
Depot in
> Hamburg, NY.
> 
> Also, the WNYRHS owns a DL&W baggage car, a DL&W caboose and an Erie caboose, plus a BCK
locomotive.
> 
> Ron Dukarm.
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