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From: "Paul R DOT Tupaczewski" paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 08:53:07 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Dump Cars
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> In the late 50s I thought I saw some side-dump cars carrying coal. Am I
> concocting a dream or did DL&W actually have these cars?

Yes they did, but I never thought they were used in coal service? (shortage of regular hoppers, perhaps?)

Here is a Charlie Berkemeyer photo of a pair of these cars sitting in Port Jervis on September 14, 1969.

- Paul



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