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RE: (erielack) Re: Back to Milk Traffic



Todd Hollritt asks:


>   Check out this winter scene at Branchville, NJ during a 
> heavy snowfall. I guess this photo dates from the 1950's, 
> anyone know what DL&W train would rate a H24-66 on the Sussex 
> Branch?

A lot of Sussex Branch trains in the DL&W era used Train Masters (quite a
versatile unit!)...


>It looks as if it has a baggage car head out, you can 
>easily see numerous roof vents on that fist car. But what are > the
two "white" cars  behind the baggage car? Are there two 
> cars, or is it just an optical illusion? I don't think the 
> tracks curved away that quick at the station so it certainly 
> looks like two additional cars in the train.

Hard to tell what they are - the white color might also be due to sticking
snow. I'd assume they're milk reefers of some kind.

	- Paul


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