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Re: (erielack) DL&W Freight Cars



I recently watched the Mark 1 DL&W mainline video and I thought I saw some
40' cars painted in the GMY scheme, but I am not certain, may have been the
50' cars. I'll have a chance to see the video tomorrow or Friday, I'll
check.
Brian J Carlson P.E.
Cheektowaga NY
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
To: "'donald kern'" <doubletrack_@_comcast.net>; "'Tupaczewski, Paul R
(Paul)'" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
Cc: "'Mike Oravec'" <MOEL_@_paonline.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:51 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) DL&W Freight Cars


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of donald kern
> > Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W Freight Cars
> >
> > Also  All of the Lackawanna's 40' Express Box Cars  had  DL&W
> > and # only  No Dim data or full roadname  not even the usual
> > "Express" as on other RRs
>
> I suspect that was because the cars were not intended to ever be used in
interchange, so the AAR rules about lettering could
> be ignored.
>
> Later, Paul Tup wrote:
> "For that matter, did the DL&W ever paint up any boxcars in GMY . . ?"
>
> I think they did, but I can't find photo proof of it right now.
>
> Paul went on:
>
> "FYI, I thought the CHS car was horrible. The maroon was magenta, the
yellow was more yellow-green, and the lettering was
> awful. Then again, that was "top notch" almost 20 years ago when they were
released. CHS' newer stuff is well-done."
>
> Ahh, Paul, even in them thar days of yore, that attempt by CHS was flat
out hideous.  You forgot to mention that the stripes
> were about 6" wide too.
>
> SGL
>
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