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Re: (erielack) The EL Hot 100...honorable mention #17

Probably the Southern RR.   This is where the Standard Fusee Company a
short distance away loaded railcars for shipment all over the country.
Bob Bahrs

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Richard W. Chapin <rwc27q_@_verizon.net>
wrote:

> Pat,
> Note the Flammable Solids and an Explosives Placards. I wonder who would be
> receiving these materials.
>
> Rich Chapin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Moore [mailto:pat.moore_@_att.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 9:08 PM
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> Subject: (erielack) The EL Hot 100...honorable mention #17
>
>
> List...
>
> Like many other roads in the 1960s, the Southern Railway had a number of
> older 40' boxcars rebuilt to extend their useful lives.  The Southern sent
> boxcars to Berwick and to Hamburg Industries for rebuilding in the 1968-69
> time frame.  The cars returned with larger 9' door openings, with either
> Youngstown or Camel sliding doors applied, deeper reinforced side sills,
> cut
> down ladders, and no running board.  The cars were listed in the equipment
> register in the 46000 - 48499, 48500 - 49499, 49500 - 49999, and 500000 -
> 500174 number series.  In all, 34 examples were found in the EL consist
> sheets, which would put this car in the 87-89 range in the EL Hot 100.
>
> Picture...
> http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/sout/sou46658akg.jpg
>
> ...taken in Boonton, NJ.
>
> Locations...
> Systemwide, most often hauling either paper or furniture to northeast
> distributors.
>
> Model...
> None that I am aware of.  Like many 40' boxcar rebuilds, a modeler could
> kitbash one using a Branchline Trains kit or Atlas car as a starting point.
> The larger door could be obtained from Kadee.
> -pat
>
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