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From: "McKnight, Richard" pat_mcknight AT nps DOT gov
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:56:32 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Lackawanna 60 Foot HW Baggage Cars
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Bill,

I think Steamtown has a couple of these type cars. Please find attached
the National Register text and a couple recent pictures. I have an old
report on file that is being scanned and hopefully I'll send it off later
today if not next week.

Pat

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:34 AM, William Botkin
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> Hi,
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> Does anyone have information about the Lackawanna 60 foot heavyweight
> round-roof baggage cars regarding the actual number sequence and which ones
> were painted GYM in the early 1950's? Also, they were two builders -
> Pullman Standard and AF&F, but were they identical in appearance? The
> numbering series from the EL Passenger Car Diagram book is somewhat
> confusing as it has overlaps in the series on different pages, but below is
> what it seems to indicate.
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> PSC - 1925
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> 2035-2064
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> AC&F - 1926/1927
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> 2065-2099
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> 2100-2109
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> In the November/December 1987 issue of Prototype Modeler, Joe Lofland and
> Marty Obed confirm the above numbering sequence. The article mentioned
> that
> by 1954, all these cars had been repainted to the GYM livery.
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>
>
> I am using the Railworks brass model as the basis for these cars and have
> painted two to date - one in green #2038 and one in GYM #2069. I am ready
> to letter a third in GYM and am trying to decide on a number for that car.
> A photo of the Railworks car painted GYM is referenced with a link.
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> Thanks for any help on this question.
>
>
>
> William E. Botkin
>
> Centennial, CO
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