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Re: (erielack) DL&W Freight Cars
The DL&W 10000 series box express cars were classified as AAR
designation BX. They feel under the rules governing passenger equipment
and were to be confined to passenger service only. Different rules
applied to general interchange freight equipment. In fact, the AAR rules
considered it misuse if the cars were diverted to freight service except
under very specific conditions and then only with the owners knowledge.
Other cars subject to the same passenger car regulations were in
addition to BX (Box Express); BE (Baggage Express), BEM (Baggage Express
Messenger) and BH (Horse Express). These cars would subject to the
requirements for reporting marks, etc., applicable to the passenger
equipment standards. The rules for lettering were not ignored, they were
different for passenger cars.
Regards,
Will Shultz
donald kern wrote:
>
> Schuyler Larrabee wrote:
>>
>>>-----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.
>>
>
> Possibly REA Assinged Equitment may not have required Dim Data ?...
> And I have seen Photos of those cars in Interchange Service on
> Nickel Plate Trains and in the CNJ/RDG/DLW Interstate Express
>
>
>>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.
>>
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