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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:32:38 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) ELHS October images (was: ELHS 2011 calendars... a brief review!)
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Here's a cropped part that shows just the stock car (want to see the rest?
buy the calendar! ;)

- Paul




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Oravec [mailto:MOEL@paonline.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 7:31 AM
> To: EL Mail List
> Subject: Re: (erielack) ELHS October images (was: ELHS 2011
> calendars... a brief review!)
>
> In the photos can you make out what roads the stock cars were from?
> Around 1941, DL&W did convert about 3/4 of their stock car
> fleet to coal service. These cars had to be modified with
> solid wood sides added behind the slats and they never went
> back to hauling livestock. See a partial view of one of
> these coal carriers at Kingston in 'Lackawanna In Color' (Vol
> III) p.18.
>
> Mike O.
>
>
>
> Paul Brezicki wrote:
> > That's interesting, I'd never heard of stock cars used for coal
> > backhaul either. But as far as the photo's concerned, is it
> not beside
> > the point? The cars are on a westbound at Boonton, so they're not
> > carrying coal, either. So Paul's assumption is reasonable,
> empty stock
> > cars headed west for eventual reloading with stock. They may carry
> > coal for a portion of the backhaul further west, and the headend
> > position suggests they may be set out at Scranton for this purpose.
> >
> > Paul B
> >
>
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