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From: "Ron" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:59:30 -0400
Subject: Re: Re: (erielack) Early E-L Trailer Flats]
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List,

I'm no expert on TOFC. But this week I'm scanning in some WNYRHS negatives
and I just came across this excellent shot of a NYC double-decker at
Frontier Yard in 1963. It is the time frame under discussion so I offer it
up for viewing and comment.

Ron Dukarm


> Paul Brezicki wrote:
>> Mike and List,
>>
>> This third series (8700-8799) was the GATC G-85 car, introduced by GATX
>> in 1959 as a dual-purpose Clejan and conventional TOFC car. Most G-85's
>> were added to the existing GATC pool of Clejan cars, in which EL (along
>> with NYNH&H, SP and KCS) participated. It was a sizeable pool in
>> competition with Trailer Train. So while it's not surprising that EL
>> would acquire its own conventional 85' flats, since it didn't join TT
>> until 1963, it is a bit curious that it would acquire 100 cars which were
>> identical to those in the GATC pool. Some G-85's with NIFX reporting
>> marks were equipped with steam lines and placed in service on the headend
>> of EL mail and express trains. By 1964 the Clejan system was defunct, and
>> EL's G-85's along with GATC's were acquired by TT and became GTTX
>> 300000-302347.
>
> NIFX 6000-6009 were the ten cars leased by EL from North American Car.
> Were cars with the GTTX prefix, the ones that were later converted to auto
> racks? Are there models of the G-85 cars available?

> This is good information. Thanks Paul B. and Paul T. (for posting the
> photos).
>
> Mike O.


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