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Re: (erielack) Wine cars

Well, I'll be darned.  They got the quotes correct :-).

To add a bit, I don't remember seeing any purple wine cars at BTM - only common (Coach or Pullman or Road Grime) green.  I think they were GAPX General American Pfaudler cars, probably converted from milk service.

I was working for the NYC at the time, and I don't know how the Erie (it was still Erie in 1960) handled them from the west, but I doubt that they were in passenger trains.  The wine was not really perishable, and the stuff that moved in tank cars was not so valuable that a day or two in transit made a major dent in the cost of carrying inventory (unlike silk, where it made a big difference).  The brakes on any passenger-equipped car can be easily set up for compatibility with freight equipment.

Gordon Davids

 

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Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 14:56:24 EST
From: Andrisd_@_aol.com
Subject: Re: (erielack) Wine cars

http://www.michaelminn.net/newyork/index.php?westside_railyard

While looking for info or pictures about Erie wine cars I found the above sight.
The Erie wine ops are mentioned in Gordon Davids' narrative, about 3/4 down the page.
Neat photos and stories.

Happy New Year   Andy Cole



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