They were still on the ex-NYC line used by the Norfolk Southern now for intermodal. I need to somehow get there and take pictures. Sweet! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt "ERIE" Fles" <eriewalt_@_hotmail.com> To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> Cc: <eriehyrail1_@_aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:33 PM Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie LackaWanna Hopper Cars in Chicago > Sorry, My bad, I meant hopper cars. > The paint is jet black and the lettering is white but faded. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net> > To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> > Cc: <eriehyrail1_@_aol.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 7:07 PM > Subject: RE: (erielack) Erie LackaWanna Hopper Cars in Chicago > > >> Walt Fles wrote: >> >>> On the NS which runs parallel to the Chicago Skyway, just >>> east of State Street, there was a cut of Gondola's, each >>> stating "Erie Lackwanna". There were 11 of them and 1 with >>> Conrail painted over the EL paint. One of the numbers of the >>> cars was 33872. >> >> 33872 is one of the series of EL 3-bay hoppers, not gons, in the series >> 33250-33999, delivered in 1974. These are the most numerous (only?) >> series >> of EL cars still extant. Most are in MOW service on NS today. >> >> - Paul >> >> >> The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List >> http://EL-List.railfan.net/ >> To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html >> > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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