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From: Tim Stuy njmidland AT verizon DOT net
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:38:09 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Dining Car Names
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While not name related, I was able to find an interior photo of Lackawanna
Buffet Lounge 786. It appears that this car had room to seat 12 diners at a
time at two tables for 4 and two tables for 2 which you can barely make out
behind those half walls towards the rear area in the first photo. It seems
that the DL&W liked having tables of 2 and 4 in their diners while the Erie
seemed to prefer tables of 4 and 4 on both sides of their cars. In the case
of the Budd diners that Lackawanna was able to seat 36 people at a time with
more aisle room and slightly larger tables. Most railroads that bought Budd
diners would seat 48 like NYC 448 shown here.

Tim

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Ronald wrote:

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> When the Erie introduced Diner 956, it was a major event. Before it went
> into service, it was loaded on a car float and taken to Manhattan so
> President Underwood and his top executive staff could dine in it. This
> interesting story is told in the attached article from Nov 9, 1902 that
> appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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> I also found a photo of the interior in a 1902 magazine (I failed to note
> it). This same photo is for sale on Ebay.
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> Ron Dukarm
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