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Re: (erielack) ILDX 331 GE Covered Hopper



Another paint scheme for GE covered hoppers is on the fallen flags website 
at:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ge/ildx319ajs.jpg

and yet another at:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ge/ildx353ags.jpg

Todd K. Stearns


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Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:15 PM
Subject: (erielack) ILDX 331 GE Covered Hopper


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> Sometime ago, perhaps a couple of years ago, someone asked about ILDX
> covered hoppers assigned to the General Electric Plant service at Niles, 
> Ohio.
>
> I recently found an old slide taken at Niles, Ohio in April 1974 that 
> shows
> IDLX 331, a 70 ton covered hopper so assigned.
>
> I don't recall if the cars carried inbound sand, soda, ash or what but 
> they
> were assigned to the Niles Incandescent Lamp Plant.  That plant is now
> located on the portion of the railroad that was acquired by the Ohio 
> Central in  the
> summer of 1996.  I believe the plant recently has closed.
>
> SMT


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