Re: (erielack) Trains 11 and 12, again

[Tim Stuy <njmidland_@_verizon.net>]

Mike,

We looked at 246 twice.  Yeah, it is really too far gone - easily a several
hundred thousand dollar project.

Tim

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Mike Oravec <MOEL_@_paonline.com> wrote:

> Randy,
> The (65' Rider) is my notation.  You are right 75' over buffers and 65'-9"
> over end sills.  Too bad ELDCPS came too late for this car.
>
> Mike O.
>
>
> Janet & Randy Brown wrote:
>
>> It's interesting to note that the consist refers to DL&W 246 as a
>> "65-foot" rider coach.  65 feet seems short for a modernized mainline coach
>> until we recognize that they often referred to the length of a passenger car
>> by its useful measurement -- inside length, exclusive of vestibules.  So old
>> 246 is probably closer to 75 feet overall.
>>
>>
>> FWIW
>>
>> Randy Brown
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>>
>>


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